Instagram

• Instagram Rolls Out Ability To Share Links In Stories To Everyone
• Instagram Is Giving Creators A ‘Practice Mode’ For Their Live Streams

  Instagram has unveiled two new livestreaming tools for creators -- a scheduling capability that enables Instagrammers to promote their broadcasts ahead of time, and a ‘Practice Mode’ that aims to help creators avoid any mishaps before going live. 

  
• Instagram Is Sunsetting Its IGTV Video Format

  Instagram is doing away with IGTV videos -- first announced in 2018 as a long-form YouTube competitor -- by combining IGTV videos and feed videos into a single format that will henceforth be known simply as Instagram Video.

  
• Insights: Facebook Cuts Out Middleman, Runs Own Disinformation Campaign

  After a brutal month of revelations about Facebook's willingness to ignore its own research detailing shortcomings on many fronts, the company has embarked on a new kind of PR and advertising. After all, who knows more about disinformation than Facebook?

  
• Instagram Testing Tool That Lets Users Prioritize Their ‘Favorite’ Creators
• Instagram Launches ‘Live’ Hub Inside Shopping Tab With Some Help From Nikita Dragun, Peloton
• Instagram Will Make You Share Your Birthday — And Is Developing Tech To Ensure You’re Telling The Truth
• Instagram Testing Photo Ads Within Its ‘Shop’ Tab
• Facebook, Instagram Will No Longer Serve Ads To Users Under Age 18 Based On Interests, Web Activity
• Facebook, Instagram To Incentivize Creators With $1 Billion In Bonus Programs, Seed Funding Through 2022
• Instagram Teases Native Affiliate Program, Merch Storefronts, Livestreaming Rewards At Inaugural ‘Creator Week’
• Instagram Unveils New ‘Drops’ Ecommerce Feature For Viral Product Launches