Instagram

Instagram is a photo and video-sharing social media platform with over a billion monthly active users, ranking among the most popular globally. It’s used by businesses for marketing, with many accounts following brands, and users frequently researching products on the platform. Instagram was co-founded by Kevin Systrom in 2010 and acquired by Facebook in 2012.

Screenshot showing the new Instagram bottom navigation bar layout on a smartphone, featuring icons for Home, Reels, Direct Messages with a red notification badge, Search, and Profile, displayed beneath a photo of colorful flowers reflected in a mirror.

Instagram tests a new menu bar — putting Reels and DMs front and center

ChatGPT said: Instagram is testing a new layout that replaces…

The image shows a close-up of a smartphone being held by a hand. The phone's screen displays four social media apps on a blue background: Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Icons are clearly visible with their distinctive logos and colors - Facebook's blue "f", Messenger's blue and white chat bubble, WhatsApp's green chat bubble with phone icon, and Instagram's colorful camera logo. The status bar shows the time as 16:18, a Bluetooth icon, battery indicator, and mobile network information showing "EE" with Wi-Fi signal. A finger appears to be pointing at or about to tap on one of the apps.

New York City blames social media for creating a generation of anxious teens

New York City has filed a 327-page lawsuit accusing Facebook,…

Instagram Rings awards

Instagram is handing out rings — literal, shiny, wearable rings — to 25 creators it thinks are shaping the culture of the app

Instagram’s new Rings program celebrates 25 creators pushing creative limits,…

Adam Mosseri, supporter of Threads and head of Instagram

Adam Mosseri denies Meta listens to your microphone in new Instagram video

Adam Mosseri says Meta does not use microphones for ad…

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Facebook and Instagram feeds will now reflect your Meta AI chat topics

Conversations with Meta AI will soon influence the groups, posts,…

Meta or Metaverse logo on big screen and Mark Zuckerberg silhouette. Facebook company, Meta Platforms.

Dutch court orders Meta to let users set algorithm free feeds on Facebook and Instagram

Netherlands users of Facebook and Instagram won the right to…

Images associated with Facebook friends, with the text "Your friends, all in one place"

Meta launches ad free subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram in the UK

UK users of Facebook and Instagram can now choose between…

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Google Discover adds YouTube Shorts plus posts from Instagram and X

Google is updating its feed to include Instagram posts and…

Instagram iPad app screen showing the reels tab.

Instagram iPad app debuts with Reels, Stories, and photo feeds

After 15 years of requests, Instagram arrives on iPad with…

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Meta wants Midjourney AI art to fuel its new AI-powered social experiences

Your social media experience will soon include Midjourney’s signature AI…

Meta AI translation

Facebook and Instagram videos can now be dubbed by Meta’s AI

Instagram Reels and Facebook videos can now be automatically dubbed…

A Buddhist memorial service for Thongbue “Bue” Wongbandue in May 2025.

New Jersey man dies after romantic Instagram chatbot convinced him it was real

A 76 year old New Jersey man died after a…