Instagram’s Reels may get its own app
Instagram's Reels may get its own app Instagram’s Reels may get its own app Instagram is reportedly considering spinning its Reels feature into a standalone short-form video app to take advantage of TikTok’s uncertain future in the US. Instagram head Adam Mosseri was overheard discussing the plans with staff this week according to an anonymous […]
Instagram starts testing new button that might downrank comments
Instagram starts testing new button that might downrank comments Instagram is beginning to test a button that “gives people a private way to signal that they don’t feel good about that particular comment,” Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says in a post on Threads. The button, based on a screenshot from a Threads user, is a […]
Instagram’s Threads: all the updates on the new Twitter competitor
Instagram's Threads: all the updates on the new Twitter competitor Instagram’s Threads: all the updates on the new Twitter competitor As Twitter continues to flail about under Elon Musk, all eyes are on the newly launched Instagram Threads as a potential replacement. Meta launched Threads on iOS, Android, and the web on July 5th — […]
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta isn’t worried about DeepSeek
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta isn't worried about DeepSeek Mark Zuckerberg says Meta isn’t worried about DeepSeek Nearly everyone seems to be suddenly freaking out about the rise of DeepSeek. Meta isn’t worried, though. That was CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s message to investors during his company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. During the Q&A portion of the […]
Trying out TikTok’s top competitors
Trying out TikTok's top competitors Trying out TikTok’s top competitors When TikTok went off the air (to use a very old-fashioned phrase), there was a scramble to find an alternative to its shortform video feed â and a similar scramble by various social networks to provide that alternative. (In fact, while I was writing this, […]
The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul
The fallout of Meta's content moderation overhaul The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul Meta is making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including abandoning third-party fact-checks in favor of X’s crowd-sourced “Community Notes” approach and loosening restrictions on topics like immigration and gender identity. Under the updated Hateful Conduct policy, for example, calling […]