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Instagram Takes Down Photo of Gun Range Users, Says It’s “Violent” and “Dangerous”
The photo was posted in June 2018 and appears to have been taken down more than a year after it was originally posted. Instagram issued the following message when taking down the photo:
New Instagram Rules Could Affect Diet and Health Instagrammers
Instagram will ban posts that make what it deems to be “miraculous” claims about certain diet or weight loss products which are linked to a commercial offer.
Instagram Censors Fishmonger’s Produce Photos, Says They’re “Offensive or Disturbing”
Rex Goldsmith, suspected it might have been the work of “vegan warriors.”
Russia Considers Complete Ban of Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
The signs are pointing in the direction of the likes of Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube being completely blocked in Russia by early 2021.
Facebook and Instagram App Downloads Are in Decline
Data provided by the Bank of America that shows a 13% year over year decline in the downloads of Facebook and Instagram mobile apps.
Snapchat and Instagram Down in Europe and the US
Snapchat has acknowledged the outage on Twitter and says it’s looking into the issue but as of yet, it’s unresolved.
Facebook to Test Hiding ‘Likes’
The testing follows more widespread implementation on Instagram.
Facebook Admits That the “Unlink Account” Feature Won’t Really Unlink Your Facebook and Instagram Accounts
The spokesperson said that Facebook and Instagram’s shared infrastructure makes it impossible to separate these accounts.
Facebook Suspends Popular Meme Page for Posting a Pro-Infowars Meme
First they came for Alex Jones. Then they came for the Infowars memes.
Facebook Revokes API Keys to Scheduler Marketing Partner Social Report
Facebook revoked the keys to Social Report without telling the company why. All of the clients who use the tool saw their posts disappear.
Evidence Shows Putting Fact Check Warning on Articles Dramatically Decreases Shares
Merely putting the “fact-checked warning” on a social media post will influence people by discouraging them from sharing it.
Instagram Apologizes After Censoring Art Criticizing Chinese Government
“It looks like we made a mistake and removed something you posted on Instagram that didn’t go against our Community Standards. We want to apologize and let you know that we’ve restored your content,” wrote Facebook.
