Instagram on Tuesday introduced a feature that lets you Mute accounts without unfollowing them. With it, you can filter out the oversharers, brands you only follow for the deals, miserable photographers, people who costume their cats or hashtag-happy friends from your feed — and they’ll never be notified, so no hurt feelings. But when asked …
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Facebook is going further in its fight against revenge porn, expanding a pilot program that lets users upload intimate pictures before they’ve hit the internet in a bid to stop them from ever being shared. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Facebook’s Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis said the company was updating its pilot program targeting the non-consensual sharing …
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If you find a pet selfie or food pic while swiping through your Instagram feed, now you can add it to your own Instagram story (and even Facebook) with a few taps. Instagram said on Thursday it’s offering the new feature, which turns other people’s posts into a sort of sticker that you can add your own text to before sharing …
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Instagram users across the globe were reporting that the photo-sharing site was down Thursday. Website checker Down For Everyone Or Just Me? says the ‘Gram should be functioning. But just before 6 a.m. PT, Instagram’s website was showing a server error and the mobile app wouldn’t refresh. So users vented their frustration on Twitter, using the hashtag #instagramdown. First published, …
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Instagram is taking another step toward keeping the comments clean on its platform. After introducing out a comment filter last year, Instagram is rolling out a bullying filter starting Tuesday, Instagram’s Head of Analytics and Data Science Tamar Shapiro said at Facebook’s annual developer conference, F8, in San Jose, Calif. Facebook, along with other social media platforms like Twitter, have been grappling …
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At F8, Facebook’s developer conference, on Tuesday Instagram rolled out a bunch of new features and enhancements to make it a better place to share, connect and explore. GoPro users, for instance, will now have a direct link to post to Instagram Stories from the GoPro app. In just a few taps, you’ll be able to select, edit and share clips …
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Facebook wants artists and creators who may lack technical backgrounds to be able to make better augmented reality content. So on Tuesday, the social network unveiled a new version of AR Studio, a software that lets people build experiences that overlay digital graphics on top of what you see through your phone’s camera lens. Part of the update is a …
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Facebook is looking to be a jack of all trades with new features coming to its apps. At F8, the social network’s annual conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced several new additions for the company’s apps, including Instagram and Messenger, that position Facebook to take on other apps, like Snapchat, Tinder and Houseparty. The features dive into the worlds of augmented …
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In need of a relaxed day just sitting back streaming some of your favorite shows and movies? You won’t want to miss this online sweepstakes! One lucky winner will take home their very own 32GB Apple TV 4K, as featured in our best media streamers list. With support for Netflix, Hulu, HBO and more, this prize is perfect for streaming …
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If you want to save all of your Instagram data so you can move to another platform — or just keep a copy of everything — now you can. This comes as part of the company’s compliance to Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy rules, which are designed to give users more control over their data. Now playing: …
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