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Instagram releases a new logo, typography as part of its visual refresh
Instagram has confirmed that it is set to release a brighter icon along with its own typography.
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Parenting Instagram accounts can make mothers feel supported, but also less competent
By Emily Reynolds. Negative feelings particularly likely to arise among mothers prone to social comparison.
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Instagram under fire over sexualised child images
Accounts showing pictures of children that raised concern were not removed even after being reported
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TikTok’s Parent, ByteDance, Made Fake Accounts With Content Scraped From Instagram And Snapchat, Former Employees Say
The China-based company scraped public accounts and then duplicated them on Flipagram, a predecessor to TikTok, according to four former employees and documents viewed by BuzzFeed News.
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David Beckham hands over Instagram account with over 71 million followers to doctor in Ukraine
Soccer legend David Beckham has lent his Instagram account to a doctor in Ukraine to put a spotlight on the "amazing work" by medical professionals providing care during Russia's invasion of the country. The former English national team and Manchester United star handed over his platform with more than 71 million followers to Iryna, the head of the regional perinatal center in Kharkiv, where she's helping mothers give birth safely.
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This could be why Britney Spears deleted her Instagram account
On March 16, fans noticed that Britney Spears' Instagram account has been taken down, leaving millions of followers confused. "Where did #BritneySpears' Instagram go again?!," one fan asked on Twitter. According to TMZ, Instagram said they did not delete Spears' account for any violations. The pop singer had over 40 million followers on the social media platform with over 2,000 pictures. Her other social media pages including Twitter and Facebook are still visible, though her activity on each has dwindled over recent weeks.
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Instagram is now blocked in Russia
Russia followed through on its threat to block Meta-owned Instagram on Monday, cutting off access to tens of millions of users in the country. Instagram is popular in Russia. It’s Meta’s second most popular app there.
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On March 14th, Instagram will be banned in Russia
For people in Russia, Roskomnadzor gives midnight on Monday to transfer their data to other platforms. Russia kept blocking social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter last week. The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, said in a tweet that “This decision will cut 80 million in Russia off from one another, and the rest of the world as ~80% of people in Russia follow an Instagram account outside their country. I’m afraid that’s not right.”
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Instagram quietly limits ‘daily time limit’ option
RIP Mark Zuckerberg’s “time well spent“? In a move that appears to coincide with Facebook/Meta reporting slowing growth, photo-sharing app Instagram appears to have quietly removed the ability for mobile users to set a lower daily time limit reminder than 30 minutes.
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Girl, 13, Arrested. Now Police Say Another Girl, 12, Framed Her
A 13-year-old girl was arrested in November for allegedly threatening classmates and staff members at her Pembroke Pines, Florida, school via Instagram. She spent 14 days in juvenile detention, Local 10 reports. Now, charges have been dropped against that girl—and another girl, 12, has been arrested and charged with framing the first girl, NBC News reports.
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Religious leaders call on Zuckerberg to scrap Instagram Kids plans
Reverends, rabbis and other religious leaders urged Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to permanently stop the company's plan for an Instagram version aimed at young users on Tuesday, in a letter sent by advocacy group Fairplay and their Children's Screen Time Action Network.
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The FTC can move forward with its bid to make Meta sell Instagram and WhatsApp, judge rules
A federal judge has thrown out an attempt by Facebook to block a Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawsuit against the company. Judge James Boasberg ruled on Tuesday that the FTC can proceed with a bid to force Facebook, now Meta, to sell its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram.
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Bodies Are Canceled. Thanks, Instagram
It's almost inevitable that social media forces us to see ourselves as objects—so why not opt out of the human image?
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Facebook still won’t give up Instagram for Kids
Even under serious political pressure, the company insists its products aren’t inherently harmful for young users.
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Instagram Unveils New Teen Safety Tools Ahead of Senate Hearing
On the eve of a Senate subcommittee hearing, the platform shares plans for taking a “stricter approach” to content it shows users under 18.
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Entire Internet Dunks on Donald Trump Jr. After He Tries To Take on LeBron James
The smart money, obviously, is on LeBron James, who on Saturday found himself the recipient of namecalling from full-time blowhard Donald Trump Jr., the 43-year-old son of former frozen steak salesman Donald Trump. The L.A. Lakers star forward presumably has other things to do than engage with Trump Jr. calling him a “bitch” on Instagram. But James’ many fans have been eager to jump to his defense.
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Madonna Calls Out Instagram for Censoring Her Nipple
Madonna is not happy with Instagram. The 63-year-old “Express Yourself” superstar reposted a series of sultry photos in bed on Thursday (November 25), after they were initially taken down by the photo sharing platform. “I’m reposting photographs Instagram took down without warning or notification….. The reason they gave my management that does not handle my account was that a small portion of my nipple was exposed,” she wrote.
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Emily Ratajkowski says 'shaming' and 'controversy' almost stopped her from posting photos of herself on Instagram
Emily Ratajkowski said she almost didn't post photos from the CFDA Awards on Instagram because she knew the images of herself would "stir up controversy." The model and mother of one posted two photos on Wednesday from the fashion awards, where she is seen wearing a Miu Miu two-piece outfit consisting of a cropped sweater layered over a blue dress shirt and a long, low-rise skirt.
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States are investigating how Instagram recruits and affects children
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general is investigating how Instagram attracts and potentially harms children and young adults. The probe follows revelations from a whistleblower about how Instagram's parent company Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has studied the risks of the photo-sharing app to its youngest users, including exacerbating body image issues for some teenage girls.
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U.S. state attorneys general probe Instagram's effect on kids
A bipartisan coalition of U.S. state attorneys general said on Thursday it has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms , for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potential harms.
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