instagram

• Instagram’s latest attempt to copy TikTok will bring improvements to its “content search”
• Instagram is sliding into your DMs with 20 new features

  Instagram has brought 20 new features to its direct messages (DMs) in recent months with plans to add more, according to Adam Mosseri.

  
• YouTube, TikTok, Meta address scrutiny with resources for teens

  For Safer Internet Day, companies like Google, Meta, and TikTok rolled out safeguards meant to protect the experience of teens online.

  
• Meta continues pushing Instagram Reels as Q4 2024 results beat expectations

  Meta satisfied Wall Street with its Q4 2024 earnings, and the advancement of Instagram Reels helped move the needle.

  
• Creators are getting thousands of new followers by posting Trial Reels. Was that Instagram’s plan all along?
• Instagram is reportedly offering TikTokers up to $50,000 per month to post on Reels
• While everyone else goes after TikTok’s users, Instagram is wooing its creator population with a CapCut competitor
• Meta envisions a future where human creators share the stage with AI content mills
• Instagram gives creators a trial run for their Reels
• Instagram turns creator-led channels into two-way streets
• 80% of sponsored posts on Instagram last month weren’t disclosed as ads
• Instagram downgrades creators’ video quality if it thinks they’re not driving enough views