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Mosseri admits Instagram went too far showing videos over photos

Jan 25, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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We’ve ranted about Instagram hating photographers and turning into TikTok, with a gazillion reels it forces upon us no matter how much prefer photos. But when Instagram CEO himself admits the app’s gone too far with pushing videos, we know we’re right.

On his Instagram profile, Adam Mosseri recently shared a Story admitting that things have gone a bit out of control. He said that Instagram indeed went too far with pushing videos, but promised a better balanced for those of us who’d still rather look at pretty pictures.

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Instagram’s new “Quiet mode” helps you set boundaries for your followers

Jan 20, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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The “Quiet mode” will help you focus and stop checking who liked your photo and who sent you yet another meme or reel. Instagram says that the new feature was made after hearing feedback from teen users. “Teens have told us that they sometimes want to take time for themselves and might be looking for more ways to focus at night, while studying, and during school,” Instagram writes. And if FOMO is strong, once the feature is turned off, you’ll see a quick summary of notifications so you can catch up on what you missed.

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Facebook and Instagram told to stop censoring female nipples by advisory board

Jan 19, 2023 by Alex Baker Leave a Comment
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The advisory board for Meta has informed Facebook and Instagram that they need to reverse their policy of censorship of bare breasts on the platforms. Previously, what were perceived to be female nipples were automatically banned by the social media apps.

The advisory board, however, responded by saying that the policy impedes the right to expression for women, trans and nonbinary people.

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Seattle schools sue TikTok, Meta, Snapchat, and YouTube over students’ mental health and behavioral issues

Jan 10, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube; and their parent companies are facing yet another lawsuit over mental health issues in children. This time, it comes from Seattle’s public school district, claiming that apps have had a major role in the “youth mental health crisis.”

The district accuses social media platforms of causing a variety of mental health and behavioral issues in children and being “exploitive and manipulative.” According to the lawsuit, all these platforms are deliberately manipulating and exploiting users, targeting particularly the youngest ones among them.

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Instagram ditches Shop tab to focus more on creativity

Jan 10, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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It’s been a while since Instagram switched its focus from creativity to business, ads, and shopping. However, the platform is now getting rid of the Shop tab on your homepage to “simplify Instagram” and focus more on creativity, connecting people, and discovering the content they’ll like.

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Lionel Messi breaks Instagram’s record for the most-liked post

Dec 21, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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Lionel Messi has scored yet another record-breaking achievement, this time on Instagram. The Argentine soccer superstar recently posted a set of photos featuring himself, his team, and the 2022 Qatar World Cup trophy on the social media platform. And it probably comes as no surprise – it is now officially the most-liked post in Instagram history. Even more than the egg.

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Bella Hadid sued for posting a photo of herself without permission. Again

Dec 19, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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Model Bella Hadid recently posted a photo of herself on Instagram without asking for the photographer’s permission. And now, she’s facing a copyright infringement lawsuit. If all of this sounds as if you’re having a déjà vu – well, you almost are. The model was already sued over the same thing before.

The agency behind the photo seeks an injunction against Hadid’s further use of the image, but also damages for using the image in the first place. And if she loses, she will be able to pay at least $150,000 in damages.

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Instagram finally helps you regain your account if it gets hacked

Dec 16, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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After adding some new features picked up from Twitter and BeReal, Instagram is finally launching something that’s actually useful. Among the platform’s set of new features, there are now those that will enable you to regain your account in case it gets hacked.

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Photographer sues Paris Hilton for editing and posting photos without permission

Photographer sues Paris Hilton for editing and posting photos without permission

Dec 16, 2022 by Alex Baker Leave a Comment
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Welcome to another edition of Entitled Celebrity Gets Sued! This time it’s Paris Hilton’s turn. Photographer Claudia Fiorella Occhipinti filed a lawsuit against Hilton for editing her photographs and posting them on Instagram without permission.

Occhipinti had taken the images for a specific ad campaign with Hilton for her Electricity Perfume line. The photographer claimed that her images of Hilton could only be used by Hilton to promote her perfume “in media, on packaging, or in advertising, and that no sub-licensing is allowed.”

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Instagram turns into BeReal with its new “Candid” feature

Dec 15, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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We already know that Instagram’s become just a merge of many other apps, but at this point, it’s getting ridiculous. Its latest feature is called “Candid,” and it lets you capture and share what you’re doing right now, with both the front and the back camera taking the photo. Sounds familiar? Yup, it’s the same as BeReal, which is, ironically, marketed as “anti-Instagram.”

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Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

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