Tag Archives: Instagram

Rob Kardashian’s Instagram deleted after alleged revenge porn post

Reality TV personality Rob Kardashian of the Kardashian family has had his Instagram account deleted after he allegedly posted intimate photos of his former fiancée, model Blac Chyna, according to a report from Heavy. Instagram deleted the photos and video of Chyna with another man, after which Kardashian allegedly reposted them along with a tirade …

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Instagram is cracking down on offensive comments and spam

Are offensive comments on your Instagram posts ruining your brunch? The photo-sharing site is introducing two filters to clean up those comments, the company said Thursday in a blog post signed by Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom. The first automatically keeps certain offensive comments off your posts before you see them. The second looks for spam comments and blocks them as …

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Instagram ‘Favorites’ list lets you control who sees your pics

It can be all or nothing with Instagram. With only two privacy settings — public and private account options — your audience choices are slim. You can have a public profile for all the world to see and have no idea who is viewing your photos outside your followers. Or you can have a private account, post only to people who …

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Want to save your Instagram live video? Now you can

Disappearing video is great — unless you don’t want it to disappear! Now, Instagram Stories will give you the option to save a replay of your live videos. The company announced the move in a blog post on Tuesday — which also describes how you’ll use the new feature. Basically: If you’re the one live streaming a video, you’ll simply …

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Instagram Archive now puts cringy pics in a secret folder

They say the internet is forever, but Instagram’s cutting you a break on those embarrassing photos you no longer want lingering as evidence.  Enlarge Image Instagram On Tuesday, Instagram began rolling out Archive, which moves posts off of your profile and into a folder that only you can see, to all users.  Instagram previously announced its Archive feature last month, but it’s …

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Is Instagram bad for your mental health?

Social media is ubiquitous for young people, but all that interaction may be creating some negative side effects. The Royal Society for Public Health along with the Young Health Movement published a report out of the UK called #StatusOfMind that looked into the mental health effects of five social networks, CBS News reported Tuesday. The researchers found that Instagram was …

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How to use location and hashtag Stories on Instagram

Since introducing a stories feature last year, Instagram has added a boatload of new features to its stories, most recently its Snapchat-like face filters last week. Now, it’s making it easier for you to find stories. Instagram announced on Tuesday that it has added two new ways to search for stories: Bubbling them up to the top of the Explore …

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How to hide photos on Instagram without deleting them

Drunken selfies. Photos of your ex. A poorly lit plate of food. There are many reasons why you might want to delete a photo from Instagram. And now, you have the option of either deleting or archiving unwanted or embarrassing photos. Instagram rolled out an update on Monday that introduced location and hashtag stories and also included an unannounced archive …

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Instagram follows Snapchat again with location

Instagram is adding a new feature that groups together different kinds of Stories — strings of videos and pictures that disappear after 24 hours. The Facebook-owned photo sharing app is letting people add content to larger Stories based on locations or hashtags. For example, when you go to the app’s Explore tab, you might see a Story that says “New …

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Facebook combines Messenger and Instagram notifications

Facebook, the proud parent of Instagram and Messenger, wants to bring together its various apps into a more cohesive experience. The social networking site is rolling out a new feature that consolidates Facebook, Messenger and Instagram notifications on the Facebook app. Enlarge Image Tapping the circle icon in the top corner will open a menu with all your notifications. Gordon …

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