The National Association of Attorneys General is pressuring Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to shutter plans for a version of Instagram for kids under 13. Over 40 state attorneys general signed a six-page letter dated Monday that was addressed to the CEO. “Facebook has historically failed to protect the welfare of children on its platforms,” the group said …
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Facebook rejected ads that Signal tried to buy on Instagram, which sought to highlight the types of data it collects from its users, the encrypted messaging service said in a blog post Tuesday. In a blog post titled The Instagram ads Facebook won’t show you, Signal said it created a “multivariant targeted ad” that would “show you the personal data …
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Instagram on Tuesday rolled out an update to Stories that lets users add captions to their videos. The new captions sticker automatically takes what someone says in a video and turns it into text, so users can watch without sound. Instagram says it’ll soon start testing the captions sticker in Reels, its TikTok competitor. “You may not always be somewhere …
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Facebook grew its users and revenue in the first quarter, but the social media giant reiterated that a new privacy update Apple released this week could hinder its ads business. “We continue to expect increased ad targeting headwinds in 2021 from regulatory and platform changes, notably the recently-launched iOS 14.5 update, which we expect to begin having an impact in …
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Instagram is testing a feature that could let you decide when you want to hide likes on your posts, the company confirmed Wednesday. After Instagram started hiding like counts for a small group of people in 2019 to see whether it had an impact on the pressure people feel to post, the company found that some users actually do prefer …
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Facebook’s content oversight board on Tuesday said it will start accepting user appeals over content people want removed from Facebook and Instagram. Previously, the appeal process could only be used to restore content that Facebook had removed from its sites. The oversight board said the new option — which comes after someone has exhausted Facebook’s appeals process — is being …
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If you’re on TikTok — or have seen TikTok videos reposted elsewhere — you’ve likely seen a Duet. Sometimes TikTok creators film videos specifically that other users on the app can add to. These can range from dances to singing or lip-syncing songs to viral challenges, blind reacts and more. Along with features like Stitch, TikTok Duets are a way …
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Instagram said Wednesday it’s rolling out a new feature for its short-form video product Reels that allows people to record a video alongside someone else’s video. Re-re-re-remix 🤩 Now you can use the Remix feature in Reels to create your own reel next to one that already exists 🎭 Whether you’re capturing your reaction, responding to friends or bringing your …
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Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger appear to be working again after widespread issues plagued the apps for roughly an hour on Friday. Issues started to pop up with the three Facebook-owned apps at around 10 a.m. PT, according to reports on DownDetector. People, including us here at CNET, ran into errors when trying to send messages on WhatsApp and Messenger. …
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Facebook is looking to create a version of Instagram for kids under the age of 13, according to a Thursday report by BuzzFeed News. The publication cited an internal company post about the project. “I’m excited to announce that going forward, we have identified youth work as a priority for Instagram and have added it to our H1 priority list,” …
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