Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agreement, Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as restrict their use during certain times.
The head of Instagram said the company spent years trying to persuade teens to “take a break.” Adam Mosseri testified Tuesday on the witness stand in Meta’s social media addiction trial in Oakland that relatively few teens initially opted into “Take a Break,” a well-being feature designed to encourage users to step away from the
Robin Williams’ children are taking over their father’s Instagram account after his daughter spoke out against the use of his AI likeness, as reported earlier by The Wrap. In a post on Tuesday, Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams write that they want the late actor’s Instagram profile to be a “safe, trusted place where the
Kylie Jenner is feeling purr-fectly marvelous about her birthday. With her 29th birthday coming up on Aug. 10, the Kylie Cosmetics founder kicked off the celebrations by sharing an inside look at her princess kitty-themed early birthday party, complete with all the bejeweled vibes that were ready to make the whole place shimmer. In one
Free the knee? Our readers want the knee locked away. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri recently came out as “pro” shorts in the workplace. He said that it was a “hot debate” in the Instagram office, though “not all shorts are created equal” and not everyone can “pull them off.” We posted the question to our
Instagram announced Tuesday that users can now swap music in their published posts and carousels. Until now, users could only change the music in a post by deleting it and then re-uploading it. With the newly launched “Replace Audio” tool, users can update their post’s music at any time while keeping the post’s existing likes,
