Instagram

• Instagram To Show ‘Recommended’ Posts In Feeds From Accounts Users Don’t Follow
• Instagram Adds Direct Messaging Feature To Help Users Promote Live Streams

  Viewers can suggest live streams to their friends via direct message in order to initiate a co-viewing interaction of sorts.

  
• Instagram Removes Stories Ad With Hair Strand To Trick Users Into Swiping Up

  Chinese sneaker manufacturer Kaiwei Ni created an ad within Instagram Stories that appeared to have a stray hair onscreen.

  
• Insights: From Venice to Vegas, Virtual Reality Keeps Evolving As AR Grabs the Stage

  You’ll soon hear about augmented reality, as Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft all make big pushes. AR, they’ll say, is going to huge. Yep.

  
• “High-Profile” Instagram Users Targeted In Hack Attack
• Insights: Who’s An Influencer When You Can Buy Fake Online Love?
• Instagram Will Organize Comments Into Threads To Make Them Easier To Follow
• Instagram Will Let You Add Friends To Your Live Broadcasts With Co-Streaming Feature
• One-Year-Old Instagram Stories Surpasses Snapchat In Daily Usage
• Travel Vlogger Amelia Liana Accused Of Posting Fake Instagram Photos
• Instagram Trounces All Other Platforms In Terms Of Branded Video Engagement (Study)
• Can Instagram Use AI To Weed Out Hate Speech?