Facebook-owned Instagram said Wednesday it’s rolling out a version of the social media app in more than 170 countries that will make it easier for users in rural and remote areas to browse the platform on Android phones. Called Instagram Lite, the app uses “minimal” data and takes up less storage space compared with the …
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Instagram, a social media app owned by Facebook, said Monday it’s rolling out a new tool that will allow users to livestream video with more people. Called Live Rooms, the feature lets users broadcast a live video on Instagram with up to three other people. Previously, Instagram users could only livestream with one other person. Instagram Rooms will let four …
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It’s easy to get sucked into videos from The Dodo, even when you’re not doom-scrolling about local COVID-19 case numbers. Maybe it starts with a clip about an emaciated stray dog who’s been rescued and is lovingly nursed back to health. Or maybe it’s the story of a dog and cat who defy convention and become cuddling best friends. In …
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Facebook is testing new tools aimed at curbing searches for photos and videos that contain child sexual abuse and at preventing the sharing of such content. “Using our apps to harm children is abhorrent and unacceptable,” Antigone Davis, who oversees Facebook’s global safety efforts, said in a blog post Tuesday. The move comes as the social network faces more pressure …
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In a Tuesday post on its Creators account, Instagram advised users not to repost content “that is visibly recycled from other apps” on Reels, its TikTok competitor. The Facebook-owned company added that seeing indicators like logos or watermarks “makes the Reels experience less satisfying,” so it’s making that kind of content harder to discover in the Reels tab. Instagram launched …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook and its photo-service Instagram pulled down more than 1 million pieces of content during the last three months of 2020 for containing misinformation about COVID-19 that could lead to “imminent harm.” This content included fake preventative measures for COVID-19, the respiratory illness …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Instagram on Wednesday took down the account of anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for sharing false claims about the coronavirus, parent company Facebook said. “We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,” a Facebook spokesperson said …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook said Monday it’s taking a tougher stance against misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines as part of an effort to prevent the online lies from causing harm. The social media giant is expanding a list of debunked claims about COVID-19 and vaccines it …
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Facebook on Tuesday rolled out an update to its Automatic Alt Text (AAT) feature that improves the detail of photo descriptions for blind and visually impaired users. The tool, which launched in 2016, uses computer vision technology to automatically create descriptions. Updates are available when using a screen reader, an assistive technology that converts text to speech. An example of …
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Facebook’s apps were flooded with violent content and misinformation last week as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol, according to a report Thursday from The Wall Street Journal that offers an inside look at how the social network grappled with content decisions amid the deadly riot on Jan. 6. User reports of violent content reportedly jumped more than …
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