WhatsApp's new new music status updates take me back to my MySpace and MSN Messenger days By Carrie Marshall published 21 January 25 WhatsApp's musical statuses are a real blast from the past
Instagram and TikTok accounts are being stolen using malicious PyPI packages By Sead Fadilpašić published 20 May 25 Someone's hunting for Instagram and TikTok email accounts and triggering the password reset process.
How to hide likes on Facebook and Instagram By Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson published 27 December 23 Discover how to hide the number of likes posts have received on both Instagram and Facebook.
How to turn off active status on Instagram By Vic Hood published 5 January 25 Here's how to turn off your activity status on Instagram in a few easy steps.
How to turn off read receipts on Instagram By Vic Hood published 31 December 24 Turning off your read receipts on Instagram means others can't see if you've read their message. It's quick and easy, and we're here to show you how to do it.
Spotify Daylists have taken over my Instagram stories – and they’re coming for yours, too By Rowan Davies published 4 February 24 Daylists are Spotify’s biggest hidden gem, and thanks to a viral tag on Instagram, they’re making quite the impression on music fans. Here’s how you can get involved.
Facebook and Instagram can now use AI to answer questions about your photos and edit them too By Graham Barlow published 25 September 24 You can now ask questions about photos and edit them with AI in Meta AI.
'Time for a break?' Instagram plays parent with new nighttime nudge feature By Ruth Jones published 19 January 24 Designed to encourage healthier social media habits, the notification will 'nudge' teens to close Instagram after prolonged late night use.
Google Photos is expanding with 3 new photo editing and organization features – and one of them is strikingly similar to a popular Instagram tool By Rowan Davies published 14 October 25 Upgraded facial retouching could be coming to Google Photos, as well as a new 'add text' function that's similar to Instagram's.
Instagram and Facebook users will soon no longer be able to chat in new update By Cesar Cadenas published 5 December 23 Meta is planning on ending the cross-messaging feature for its platforms this December as it keeps scaling back Messenger.
Instagram to use AI to catch teens lying about their age and automatically move them to restricted accounts By Graham Barlow published 6 November 24 Meta is going to use AI to check if its users are lying about their ages and restrict teens to teen accounts.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads were down - here's what you need to know By Lance Ulanoff last updated 12 December 24 Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads are down or failing - Here's what you need to know
How to use Instagram’s new Restyle AI tool to reimagine your photos By Eric Hal Schwartz published 25 October 25 Instagram’s Restyle feature lets users use AI to creatively edit photos and videos in Stories.
Bitdefender eyes untapped multi-billion creator protection market by adding additional features for Facebook and Instagram creators to its security software By Efosa Udinmwen published 26 July 25 Bitdefender launches security suite for creators offering device protection, phishing detection, and social media monitoring amid rising threats and credential leaks.
Meta says no evidence it monopolized social media market, asks Judge to throw out antitrust case By Craig Hale published 16 May 25 Meta has stated that the FTC's evidence doesn't stack up, adding that content and engagement have improved since its acquisitions.
Threads is one, and it may be the best social media platform you're still not using By Lance Ulanoff published 5 July 24 Threads is the less chaotic and generally happier real-time social media space, but it often still feels incomplete.
Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger all got hit by a big outage – but they're back up again By Roland Moore-Colyer last updated 5 March 24 Facebook and Instagram suffered an outage due to technical difficulties, but we've yet to hear the full details.
How to opt out of Meta AI By Vic Hood published 4 January 25 Our handy guide will show you how to opt out of Meta using your Facebook and Instagram data for AI training.
Meta announces an AI translation tool that could change the way you watch Instagram and Facebook Reels forever By John-Anthony Disotto last updated 2 October 24 Meta AI has launched a new Voice Mode in all its social media apps.
Meta's Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are amongst the worst offenders when it comes to social media privacy - here's what you need to know By Wayne Williams published 30 September 25 Discord takes top spot in social media privacy report, while Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, land at the bottom with TikTok.
AI-generated or just poorly edited? Kylian Mbappé’s latest Instagram post rams home how hard it is to know what's real these days By John-Anthony Disotto published 8 July 25 Global soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé scored an incredible goal this week, but that didn't stop his social media team from making some awful photo edits.
ChatGPT gets a useful new home for your AI images – and it could be the first step towards OpenAI's new Instagram rival By David Nield published 16 April 25 Look out for a new Library tab that's now rolling out to ChatGPT on the web and on mobile.
Facebook and Instagram will soon let UK users pay to avoid ads, but this is one subscription I won’t be signing up for By James Rogerson published 26 September 25 Facebook and Instagram will soon give UK users the option to pay to remove ads.
Facebook and Instagram will label fake AI images to stop misinfo from spreading By Cesar Cadenas published 6 February 24 Meta will label images made by third-party generative AIs and will require users to label AI videos on their platforms.
Give Meta my face recognition data? I'd rather lose my Instagram account By Chiara Castro published 25 October 24 Despite the security benefits, Facebook's parent company's bad track record when it comes to protecting our data rather scares me.
Revealed: X knows where you are, but YouTube doesn’t care By Christian Cawley published 25 August 25 Social media wants your location – and X is the most data hungry
This new iPhone app is helping me take nostalgic photos like it's the 1980s By Paul Hatton published 22 April 24 mood.camera is a simple iPhone app that applies filters to photos to emulate the feeling of taking photos on camera film.
The VPN ban in Turkey is "nothing new," but there's still some workarounds By Chiara Castro published 7 August 24 VPN providers have long been the target of Turkish authorities. Here is what you need to know if you're struggling to evade the current Instagram ban.
Speak, Book, Fly. Qatar Airways debuts industry-first AI travel agent, Sama By Sponsored published 27 March 25 Follow Sama on Instagram and get inspired to travel the world.
LinkedIn now wants to be more like...TikTok? By Craig Hale published 28 March 24 LinkedIn wants you to watch short TikTok-like videos for professional advice on its updated app as it takes on the giants.