Stories
Retailers Are Worried About the Dominance of Facebook
One exec at a direct-to-customer brand is quoted as saying that they are “moving on from Facebook and Instagram.”
Instagram’s Likes Have Disappeared for Some Users in Canada
At the ongoing F8 Developer Conference, Instagram made a public announcement which may appeal to some users while at the same, perhaps annoy others. This is about the new feature that will hide the public like counts on feed, permalinked pages, and profiles. The new feature will be initially te
Child Labor Laws Never Anticipated the YouTube and “Influencer” Era
Children are being put to work on YouTube and Instagram.
Twitter’s User Growth Has Stalled, Amid Controversy
That is why Twitter has been under pressure from investors since it went public in 2013 to grow users, and thus ad revenue.
Instagram Blocks the Hashtag #Easter From the ‘Recent’ Tab
#Easter is actually the top hashtag being used by Instagramers,
Instagram Considers Hiding ‘Likes’ to Make the Platform Less Toxic
The ‘Instagram like’ has supposedly been demoralizing users at times from posting content on the platform.
Facebook Left Millions of Instagram Passwords Unenecrypted on a Server, Buries the Announcement in an Old Blog Post
Facebook also published the update just before the release of the long-awaited Mueller report – a move that’s likely to reduce the public’s awareness of Facebook’s mistake.
Popular Cartoonist Ben Garrison Banned From Instagram
The ban hammer strikes again.
Instagram Moves to Shadowban “Borderline” Content
The Instagram move is seen as one in a series Facebook has recently made in a bid to get back in the good graces of regulators.
Linus Torvalds Slams Social Media, Calls Facebook and Instagram a “Disease”
He stated that social media is all geared to the reverse of quality control… and to generate an emotional response, often one of moral outrage.
Deleting Video Content About Violent Events Can Often Put More People in Danger, EFF Warns
Often, actually deleting violent content can suppress the freedom of speech and expression of those most in need of such rights.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Gmail and iCloud All Went Down Within 24 Hours
There have been multiple outages that shook the internet and made people question the security and reliability of the tech giants.
