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Recently, CEO Adam Mosseri debunked a popular myth about Instagram posts and their engagements. That said, what should you know about it?

Instagram Plus is a paid subscription tier, adding monetisation features beyond its current free experience. The discovery was shared by Matt Navarra, who highlighted details found within the app’s code, pointing to early-stage testing of premium tools. First started as a new leak, it is now confirmed that the company is officially testing the Plus out.

It has been a few weeks since the court battle between a young woman and tech giants started. Today, a jury in Los Angeles has delivered a major legal blow to Meta and Google, awarding $6 million (over ~RM23.5 million) in damages to the young woman who sued over childhood social media addiction.

Recently, Meta was ordered by a New Mexico court to pay a USD375 million (~RM1.5 billion) penalty for misleading users about child safety on its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms. That said, what should you know about it?

Instagram is preparing to remove end-to-end encryption (E2EE) from its direct messaging system, marking a notable shift in how private conversations are handled on the platform. The change will take effect on 8 May 2026, after which encrypted chats will no longer be supported inside Instagram. While it may sound counterintuitive, Meta says the feature was not widely used, which played a major role in the decision to discontinue it.

Looks like the Short Drama trend on TikTok is getting more popular, and it seems that Meta wants to hop on the hype train too. Reportedly, Meta is working on a special feature for this. That said, what should you know about it?

Meta's three social media platforms, WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, have now been officially blocked in Russia. That said, what should you know about it?

It was only yesterday when we reported about WhatsApp potentially launching an ad-free subscription feature. However, that's just the tip of the iceberg, as Meta is reportedly planning to roll out premium subscription options to Facebook and Instagram as well.

Rumour says Instagram is testing a new count display on profiles, called “Friends”. That said, what should you know about it?

Have you received any sudden password reset notifications from Instagram lately? If you have, just know that it's safe to ignore because it's an error of some sort. Some of you might wonder whether it was a phishing attempt, but Instagram claimed that it wasn't. Regardless, here are some details you should be aware of.