instagram

• Meta says its new age verification tech isn’t facial recognition. Can that solution manage meddling kids?
• Instagram has a new penalty for unoriginal content aggregators: No recommendations

  Instagram already punishes accounts that repost too much content on Reels. Now it's applying the same policy to photos and carousels.

  
• Instagram’s new app is yet another riff on Snapchat

  Instagram is taking on rivals like Snapchat and BeReal with Instants, a new app that houses disappearing posts.

  
• Meta says “the era of link in bio is over.” Here’s what’s replacing it.

  Meta believes that product tags on Instagram Reels will bring an end to the link-in-bio era that flourished in the early 2020s.

  
• YouTube and TikTok draw music lovers, but Meta says that Instagram is the home of superfans
• Instagram’s rumored paid tier would let subscribers see who doesn’t follow them back
• Adam Mosseri is warning Instagram users about AI. Will he help us tell real from fake?
• Is Instagram’s TV app ready to compete with YouTube, or is it the next IGTV?
• Instagram’s first 25 Rings go out to all kinds of creators
• Keep it PG-13: Instagram has new standards for teens
• Instagram’s putting a ring on it (and by “it” we mean creators)
• Instagram’s journey to become a TikTok clone is nearly complete