Meta Might Be Considering Algorithm-Free Timelines for Facebook and Instagram

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Meta could soon face a landmark shift in how users experience its social platforms. According to a recent Dutch court ruling and legal experts, regulatory…

Meta Launches Instagram Map in Pakistan with Privacy

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Meta has officially rolled out the Instagram Map feature in Pakistan, introducing a new, interactive way for users to explore local content, events, and locations…

Threads Might Be Quietly Hiding Hashtags in Cross-Posts to Clear Up Feeds

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Threads has begun hiding hashtags in posts cross-posted from Instagram, replacing visible tags with a “Show hashtags” button, according to media reports. It directly translates…

Instagram Hits 3 Billion Users Worldwide as Meta Launches New UI for the App

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Instagram has crossed a major threshold: 3 billion monthly active users, making it the third Meta app (after Facebook and WhatsApp) to reach that scale.…

Meta Rolls Out ‘Pay or Consent’ Model for Facebook and Instagram in the UK

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Meta is rolling out its “pay or consent” ad model in the UK, months after sparring with regulators over the controversial plan. The move gives…

Meta Turns AI Video Experiments Into a Viral Social Experience with “Vibes”

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Meta has rolled out a bold new experiment called Vibes, an AI-powered feed that lets users scroll through a stream of endlessly creative, AI-generated video…

Meta Launches Teen Accounts on Facebook and Messenger Worldwide

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Meta is expanding its “teen accounts” on Facebook and Messenger to users worldwide, adding parental controls and new protections. The company says hundreds of millions…

Instagram’s AI Can Now Catch Teens Who Lie About Their Birthdays

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Instagram is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to enforce age restrictions, rolling out the feature in Canada after an initial launch in the U.S.…

Instagram Rolls Out Brand-New “Shots” Feature To More Countries

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Instagram is rolling out wider access to its spontaneous, no-filter image-sharing feature, “Shots,” as part of a broader strategy to encourage more casual and authentic…

WhatsApp to Add Instagram-Like Close Friends Feature for Status Updates

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp is preparing a major update that could make status privacy controls faster and easier to use. The change was spotted in the latest Android…

Instagram Fixes A Major Story Bug for its Users Across the Globe

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Instagram has confirmed that a bug was unintentionally reducing the reach of accounts that posted many Stories in a single day. The restriction, which several…

Instagram Brings Back THIS Interactive Engagement Feature For Creators

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Instagram is in the process of re-rolling out a previously accessible feature which was perfect for content creators. On Reels, if a creator forgot to…

Instagram’s Long-Awaited iPad App Rolls Out Globally

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Instagram has finally delivered something users have been requesting for more than a decade: an iPad app. The company admits that “people have asked for…

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