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Top Gun Flight School trivia experience, launched to celebrate the latest film, Top Gun: Maverick, includes emojis, quotes, new trailers, throwback photos and videos, cast cameos, and more.

In an attempt to bring NFTs to a broader audience and to provide new monetization opportunities to its users, Instagram is testing digital collectibles with some U.S. creators and collectors.

Instagram is testing a new format to make people watch more videos by making its home page even more immersive with full screen mode. This is similar to the full screen experience on TikTok.

Anyone with a public Instagram account in the U.S. can now add product tags to their posts. This will allow your followers to purchase items with ease, but you won't get a sales commission.

TikTok, which is by far the most popular social media app among teenagers and young adults across the world, has a projected ad revenue which is more than that of Twitter and Snapchat combined.

Meta has announced a new update for Instagram that sees the messaging experience become more fun and seamless with new features such as music streaming integration, polls, and much more.

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Russian demand for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) has skyrocketed by around 2088% after the country banned Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms, in addition to several others.

TikTok has officially launched SoundOn, a platform that promises to help up and coming musicians with expert advice, audience insights, collaboration opportunities, marketing, and distribution.

Videos on Instagram will have auto-generated captions, and the feature will be enabled for all. Users can choose subtitles from 17 languages. The AI should get better with more users and languages.

TikTok is gradually allowing its content creators to record and upload longer-length videos, stretching up to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, social media platforms are adopting TikTok's successful formula.

Instagram has increased the lowest daily limit to 30 minutes. Prior, you could set the app usage limit to 15 minutes but that option is no longer available. The move should help bolster revenues.

Meta has categorically denied threatening to restrict access to Facebook, Instagram, and other services in Europe after earnings reports seemed to suggest the same. The company is concerned though.

Meta has updated its avatars to be more inclusive of people with certain disabilities. NFL fans can also equip their avatars ready for Super Bowl LVI which is set to take place on February 13.

Meta has announced a bunch of changes for end-to-end encrypted communication on its Messenger platforms. Enhancements include notifications for screenshots of disappearing messages, GIFs, and more.

Meta's 2021 Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior report shares that 52 CIB networks from 34 countries were removed last year. Three CIB networks from Iran, Mexico, and Turkey were removed in December.

Instagram is now testing out support for subscriptions for a bunch of creators in the US. It is said to expand to more creators in the coming months. The price ranges from $0.99 to $99 a month.

Instagram posts shared on Twitter will now carry a better preview image to help people scrolling down feeds understand what you're sharing, making it more likely you'll get new followers.

Instagram chief suggests U.S. lawmakers should create laws that govern or regulate social media platforms to address teen mental health issues, perhaps because they themselves aren't doing enough?

Meta has announced a raft of new features for Instagram designed to make the platform safer for teenagers to use, including Take A Break. Parents will also see how long kids are on Instagram.

In connection with the GivingTuesday on November 30, Meta offers new resources and charity tools, including the Giving Exchange feature, and brings back the #BuyBlack Friday campaign for its users.

Facebook has launched Group Effects on Messenger video calls and Messenger Rooms. The new AR feature is designed to make calls more fun and interactive. Group Effects will also come to Instagram.

In less than a week after a Facebook ex-employee testified before Congress about internal research at the firm, Facebook's representative said that a "take a break" feature would soon be added.

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Some work on existing products has been halted by the social media firm in an attempt to address the blowback that the Menlo Park firm is facing from whistleblowers, lawmakers and activists.

Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, has revealed that the platform saw 70 million new users sign up during the WhatsApp outage that struck on Monday. WhatsApp and Facebook were offline for several hours.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have suffered a multi-hour outage meaning that users around the world are unable to connect. Facebook took to Twitter to tell users that it's working on the problem.

After a month of testing Reels on its main app, Facebook is finally making the rollout official. Creators will be able to push Reels on both Instagram and Facebook following the rollout.

Facebook stopped the development of its Instagram Kids app today. During the pause, Facebook will focus on giving parents better control to supervise kids activities along with educating lawmakers.

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Instagram will now require you to share your birthdate if you haven't previously provided that information as part of an effort to create a safer environment for younger users on the platform.

Previously, Facebook has faced criticism for not taking action to stop online incitement. This time, the company has confirmed that it will ban Taliban-related content with the aid of a special team.

Facebook has announced that youngsters registering for Instagram will have their accounts set to private by default, and that it will be using AI to prevent unsolicited interactions from adults.

To make the app more inclusive, Instagram is bringing its latest translation tool for users to view translations for foreign text in Stories. The new feature will be available across the globe.

Facebook has announced new content sensitivity controls in Instagram, with configurations allowing you to better moderate what kind of content you want to see in the Explore tab of the platform.

Instagram is testing a new way to share links in Stories through a sticker instead of a swipe-up design. The test is available to certain users as of this moment, with no word on its wider rollout.

Facebook unveiled new updates today including the upcoming launch of its Shops platform on WhatsApp in select countries and on Marketplace in the U.S. Instagram is also getting visual search and more.

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Facebook is rolling out an update to Messenger that adds a few new themes, including a new Fast and Furious 9-based option. Facebook Pay also is receiving nifty ways to send payment information.

Facebook has announced a series of changes to their creator monetization program aimed at improving the revenue generated through their in-app storefront and through live streaming.