Instagram is finally adding direct messaging to its web app from today. A select few users will gain access to desktop DMs as the company refocuses on its messaging strategy.
Instagram is pushing out new tools to combat misinformation, fake news and hate speech on its platform.
Instagram is testing a feature that will vibrate the phone when a user likes a post, according to a well-known software engineer.
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It seems as though Facebook and Instagram are suffering widespread reports of outages across the globe.
Instagram has announced that it is expanding testing of private likes counts globally, which means users who take part won't see the number of likes on videos or photos, except for their own.
Instagram's new Reels feature lets users create short video-music remix clips similar to TikTok. For now, though, the feature is only available in Brazil.
When Instagram removed the ability to see what your friends and family like, third-party app Like Patrol sprang up. And now it's gone away after Apple removed it from the App Store.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has announced that it will start hiding likes on its platform beginning next week.
Instagram has announced that in the last month it has extended its ban on depictions of self-harm and suicide to include fictional content such as memes and drawings, as well as graphic images from film and comics.
Facebook is launching just what everyone was asking for — another messaging app! Threads by Instagram is here, and it offers direct messaging and easy photo-sharing with your closest friends.