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A concerning vulnerability was recently exposed in Meta’s AI support chatbot due to an Instagram hack. The attackers manipulated the chatbot into providing access to high-profile accounts, including the inactive Obama White House page, beauty retailer…
Zee Entertainment, a major Indian media conglomerate, has taken legal action against Nykaa, a prominent fashion and beauty retailer. The lawsuit accuses Nykaa of utilising Zee’s copyrighted music in Instagram reels as a marketing strategy for their products,…
Zee Entertainment, an entertainment company based in India, has initiated a lawsuit against Nykaa, a fashion and beauty retailer. The entertainment company has accused Nykaa of using its copyrighted songs in promotional reels on Instagram, without the…
Instagram users have recently been reporting an influx of unsolicited password reset emails. Instagram has now responded by stating that these emails are the result of an internal glitch, not a security breach. Instagram’s Response to Password Reset Emails…
The days when Instagram was simply a platform for checking in on friends and family are long gone. Nowadays, user feeds are filled with content that is supposed to align with their interests, however, this is not always the case. Meta, the parent company of…
Over the past decade, hashtags have stood as a vital feature of Instagram, rarely experiencing any significant changes since their introduction in 2011. However, Meta, the tech giant behind Instagram, is in the process of testing what could potentially be the…
Instagram is finally working on something users have been asking for since the early days — a proper app for the iPad. According to a new report from The Information, Meta has started developing a version of Instagram made specifically for tablets. That…
Instagram usually rolls out small updates that add new features and improvements quite often, but every few months it releases major updates that completely change the way users interact with various aspects of the ap Earlier today, Instagram announced its…
Instagram is making some changes to its Insights feature to help creators better understand how their content is performing. The goal is to give creators more actionable insights and personalized recommendations so they can learn more about overall trends…
It is highly likely that within a few hours TikTok will cease operations in the U.S. In an effort to capitalize on this golden opportunity Instagram is adding a new feature to the app to entice TikTok users to switch platforms. However this new feature also…
Meta’s apps like Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp experienced outages Thursday, leaving users worldwide unable to connect or facing intermittent disruptions. The Vinh of Ha Dong District in Hanoi said at around 1 a.m. on Thursday he received a…
Instagram rolling out a few new features for Direct Messages that will make it easier to meet up with friends and family in real life. One of these is a new live location sharing feature. This means you can let others know exactly where you are for a set…
New changes are coming to Instagram creators these days. The social network announced over the weekend that a new set of tools that makes filtering direct messages much easier will be making its way to Instagram creators. Thanks to the new tools, messages…
In anticipation of Halloween, Instagram has launched a collection of interactive features and creative tools designed to elevate user engagement and celebrate the spooky season. These features, available until November 3rd, offer users a fun and festive way…
If you have a teenager with a phone, you might be perturbed to discover that Instagram has been recommending content of a sexual nature to users as young as 13. This inappropriate content appears on teen’s feeds only minutes after they log in to their…
Instagram and its stablemate Facebook are both experiencing outages on Tuesday evening. The number of Instagram users reporting a problem to DownDetector soared to 11,965 at 9:47 pm ET compared to 62 who had an issue at 7:01 pm ET. Facebook, at 9:48 pm, had…
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