Law enforcement agencies and school districts across the country said they were aware of anonymous posts on short-form video app TikTok that alleged school shootings would take place in the US on Dec. 17 but concluded the threat wasn’t credible. The alleged threats prompted school districts across the country to take precautions. Police departments around the …
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Listen, everyone is free to post whatever they want on social media. But you are under no obligation to be bombarded by any of it if you don’t want to. That’s where Instagram’s mute feature comes in handy. Brett Pearce/CNET Muting can be helpful if you want to keep following someone on Instagram, but don’t necessarily want to see …
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Instagram has launched its first Instagram Trend Report Monday, with the annual report to act as a guide predicting what will likely be the biggest social media trends that it says “will shape culture” in 2022 and beyond. Instagram said it connected with Gen-Z and Millennial users to learn about the most compelling rising trends across numerous categories like beauty, fashion, shopping, …
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Instagram has added a new wrap-up feature for the end of the year, with the social media platform debuting 2021 Playback for some users on Thursday. The feature showcases what Instagram thinks are your best stories from the year, although you can add or delete other stories of your choice before publishing. “To help you look back on your special …
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Facebook has launched its yearly highlight feature, with users able to check their top friendships, reactions and checkins for 2021. The feature, which includes the three categories labeled by Facebook as “the friendships,” “the sparks” and “the places,” will be available globally by Friday. “Here’s to the things that meant the most, and kept us close in a year we …
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A day before Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri is scheduled to testify before Congress, the photo-sharing app on Tuesday unveiled new parental controls and other features aimed a keeping teens safe. Among the new features, Instagram will let parents and guardians set limits on how much time teens are spending on the app. There will also be an option to notify parents …
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Every year has its ups and downs. The ups are a thrill. The downs are often fascinating, for what they reveal about the limits of our ambitions, the challenges of trying to get things right and the escape hatches that might get us out of trouble (or the rabbit holes that take us ever deeper). Or just because misery loves …
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Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri will testify before Congress for the first time about how the social media app is trying to keep young people safe, amid criticism that the photo and video service is harming the mental health of teens. “These are important issues, but we have shared goals. We all want young people to be safe when they’re online,” …
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For those longing for more control over their tweets, your time has come. On Tuesday, Twitter rolled out Twitter Blue, a subscription service that (finally) allows you to undo a tweet, among other desired features. First available in Australia and Canada back in June, the paid version is now open for users in the US and New Zealand. It’s time …
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Instagram will begin testing a new feature this week called Take a Break, CEO Adam Mosseri said Wednesday. The opt-in setting will encourage people to take a break from the Meta-owned photo-sharing app. As you scroll, the new feature can remind you to take a break after a specific time interval: 10, 20 or 30 minutes. The notification that …
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