Instagram now lets you have more than one link in the bio (finally)
Apr 20, 2023
Alex Baker
At long last, Instagram is allowing users to put more than one link in their bio. This means that the old method of having to…
Meta is introducing a verified badge, but of course it’s not free
Mar 29, 2023
Alex Baker
The rumours last month were correct: Meta is introducing a verified status similar to Twitter’s Blue Tick. Imaginatively called ‘Meta Verified, ‘ the new feature…
Utah law now requires minors to ask parents consent for social media
Mar 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A new law in Utah requires kids under 18 to ask their parents for permission if they want to use social media. Yup, you read…
Instagram now has ads even in search results. Sigh
Mar 22, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
You though Instagram didn’t have any more places to cram adds? Well, looks like you’re wrong. Ads are now coming even to your Search results,…
Instagram co-founder hates how “soulless” the app has become
Mar 22, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Ever since it was founded over a decade ago, Instagram has undergone plenty of changes. Most of us don’t like the direction the app is…
You can no longer sell NFTs on Instagram and Facebook
Mar 14, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Not even a year after announcing NFT for Instagram and Facebook, Meta has decided to wind it down. According to the company, there will be…
Meta cuts Reels payouts for creators. Again
Mar 10, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It feels like déjà vu, but Meta is cutting Reels payouts for creators again. It looks like Reels aren’t as lucrative as they thought, so…
Meta wants teens’ nudes to stop them from spreading online. Again
Feb 28, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In previous years, Facebook and Instagram had a couple of attempts to help you stop your nudes from spreading – by sharing them with Meta….
Insta-famous photographer fesses up that his ‘photographs’ are all AI generated
Feb 22, 2023
Alex Baker
To look at Jos Avery‘s Instagram account is to be greeted by a sea of beautiful portrait photographs staring right back at you. The sheer…
Meta takes on Telegram with Instagram’s new “Channels” feature
Feb 17, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Just when you think Meta is out of apps to copy new features to add, the company proves you wrong. This time, Telegram is the…