News & Reviews: Instagram
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Jun 09, 2023
Meta is reportedly planning to launch a new social media platform to compete with Twitter, codenamed “Project 92”. Based on internal documents, the name for the platform could be “Threads”.
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Jun 08, 2023
When you browse through social media, you'll often come across content that are just no good. This includes cyberbullying, discrimination, insults, and scams. Case in point, this tasteless joke about the missing MH370 flight by stand-up comedian Jocelyn Chia that went viral earlier today. She has since deactivated some of her social media accounts, but the backlash was bad.
As you can tell, this is a classic example of a social media content that's unacceptable. And there are plenty of these, especially on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. It's important to know how you can report them, so here's how you can report posts on most social media platforms.
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Jun 08, 2023
Just yesterday, a short clip of Singaporean comedian Jocelyn Chia was circulating around the internet and apparently caused a lot of controversy. As a result of her outrageous jokes with reference to Malaysia, particularly the tragic MH370, her Instagram and Twitter account got suspended.
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May 22, 2023
Apparently, Instagram servers were down when we were asleep last night. According to sources, it happened for a few hours on Sunday evening (US time) when the feed was frozen still and couldn't refresh. Even the website version was blank.
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Apr 19, 2023
Instagram has finally added a feature that many users have been requesting for ages: The ability to put more links in the bio. Announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram users can now add up to 5 links to their profile bio.
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Apr 03, 2023
During the mid of March, Meta announced that it will be shifting away from NFTs on both Facebook and Instagram. At the time, we didn't know when it would be removed but we have an official date. As shared by Ahmeh Ghanem, NFTs on Instagram will be deactivated on 11 April 2023.
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Mar 22, 2023
Meta-owned social media platform Instagram has announced that it’s rolling out two new ad placements on the app. These include ads in search results and a new ‘reminder ads’ notification from brands.
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Mar 18, 2023
As you know, Twitter is the first company with the concept of verified social media accounts. Meta decided to jump on the bandwagon and started testing its Meta Verified in Australia and New Zealand last month. Now, the company is ready for the service to go live.
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Mar 14, 2023
If you recall, non-fungible tokens (NFT) were the rage that companies tried to capitalise on but were met with a lukewarm reception from the netizens. Last year, Meta wanted to integrate NFTs into its Facebook and Instagram platforms to help creators and it looks like it's not turning out so great.
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Feb 20, 2023
It looks like Meta is following in Twitter’s footsteps by introducing a paid verification service on its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. Dubbed “Meta Verified”, the USD14.99 or ~RM66 on web and USD11.99 or ~RM53 on mobile monthly subscription service is currently being tested in Australia and New Zealand this week.
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