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How Meta Tried to Lure TikTok Users to Instagram
In the days before TikTok went dark, Instagram and Facebook released a flurry of new features and ran advertisements promoting its platforms as a comparable alternative.Wired - 9h -
Instagram Debuts New Video-Editing App, as TikTok Deals With a Ban
Instagram on Sunday rolled out Edits, a video-editing product that appeared similar to CapCut, which is owned by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance.The New York Times - 2d -
Meta pushes back on claims that it's boosting Trump on Facebook and Instagram
Meta is countering claims that it boosted President Donald Trump and his administration on Facebook and Instagram as it came into office Monday.NBC News - 12h -
Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats'
Meta says it is working quickly to resolve the problem, which has prompted accusations of bias on social media.BBC News - 19h -
We cannot hide from climate change — we must stop producing oil and gas now
We should have listened in the past. We will deserve what we get if we don't listen now.The Hill - 19h -
Instagram announces new video app amid TikTok troubles
Instagram announced a new video creation app Sunday amid legal struggles faced in the U.S. by TikTok, another social media platform with a focus on visual content. “Today we’re announcing Edits, a ...The Hill - 2d -
Relax, Australia: confected outrage about Sam Konstas hides the real issue | Barney Ronay
The energy expended on my ‘Ashes war of words’ would be better directed at the fight for the future of Test cricket. Australia: an apology. Earlier this week I wrote an article that compared one ...The Guardian - 3d -
£20,000 offered in search for parents of three abandoned babies
Police appeal for information relating to three babies abandoned by the same parents shortly after birth in east London. A reward of £20,000 is also being offered by Crimestoppers.BBC News - 4d -
Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit From a TikTok Ban
Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready to welcome TikTok users, as the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the Chinese-owned app from the United States.The New York Times - 4d -
Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit if TikTok Is Banned
Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready behind the scenes to welcome TikTok users, should the Chinese-owned app be banned from the United States.The New York Times - 4d -
Warning of stowaway snakes and tree-frogs hiding in pot plants
Frogs, lizards, snakes and insect pests are being transported across the world on ornamental plants.BBC News - 5d -
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TikTok Alternatives: What to Know About RedNote, Lemon8, Instagram and YouTube
ByteDance has pushed Lemon8 as a ban on TikTok looms, and RedNote is drawing interest, but the same law could apply to all Chinese-owned platforms.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
Will the EU fight for the truth on Facebook and Instagram?
As Meta abandons third-party factchecking in an ostensibly political move, the future of facts elsewhere remains murky. Factcheckers had no doubt about the real audience for the news this week – ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
Search for missing sisters focuses on icy river
Officers are searching the River Dee in Aberdeen for Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who have been missing since Tuesday.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Police search for missing sisters widens to coast
Relatives in Hungary urged people not to spread "unfounded rumours" about the disappearance of Eliza and Henrietta Huszti .BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Fired Disney employee will plead guilty to hacking menus to hide peanut content
Michael Scheuer, who had been a Disney menu production manager, in one instance added a swastika to a menu during hack, prosecutors said.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
Bride's fury after Instagram stunt wedding turns out to be real
The woman got married to her partner as she believed it would boost his social media following.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
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Politics content to be pushed to Instagram and Threads users
Users will no longer be able to opt out of political content from people they do not follow.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
Body found in search for missing British hikers in Italy
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, had not been heard from since 1 January.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Urgency mounts in search for powerful Tibet earthquake survivors
Over 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet were rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccountedNBC News - Jan. 8 -
Search goes into night for survivors of Tibet quake
Rescuers have arrived in the area at the foot of Mount Everest, with fears overnight temperatures could drop to -18C.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram in Free-Speech Pitch
CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has been building ties with the incoming Trump administration, said the move was an attempt to restore free expression on its platforms.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking program?
The social media giant enters a more partisan political era as its CEO pursues Donald Trump’s approval. Meta is shifting to the right, following the prevailing political winds blowing through the ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
Meta says its platforms will instead rely on "community notes" from its users, an approach pioneered by X.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Search launched for British hikers missing in Dolomites
Aziz Ziriat and Samuel Harris were last heard from on 1 January and never boarded a flight home.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Venezuela's Dissidents Plot Comeback After Months in Hiding, Exile or Jail
Opposition leader María Corina Machado seeks to draw out protesters to prevent a power grab by strongman President Nicolás Maduro.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6 -
The Timberwolves are .500 and searching for an identity, but what if this is it?
Minnesota's chemistry on the floor has been, to put it kindly, off — and nobody’s really denying it.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6 -
Matt Gaetz can run, but can he hide?
The Ethics Committee’s well-documented conclusions should command the wide attention.The Hill - Jan. 5 -
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Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles
Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people. Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters the company ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Attorney: Man accused of hiding stolen "Wizard of Oz" ruby slippers to plead guilty
The iconic ruby slippers sold for a total of $32.5 million at auction last month. The slippers were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
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Facebook and Instagram Ads Push Gun Silencers Disguised as Car Parts
A network of Facebook pages has been advertising “fuel filters” that are actually meant to be used as silencers, which are heavily regulated by US law. Even US military officials are concerned.Wired - Jan. 3 -
How Instagram post led to a trailblazing gay ATP player
When Brazilian tennis player Joao Lucas Reis da Silva posted a loving birthday message to his boyfriend on Instagram, he did not expect the attention which followed.BBC News - Jan. 3 -
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, returns to Instagram
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, announced her return to Instagram on New Year’s Day with a celebratory post on the beach. The former actress Meghan Markle jogged across the sand in an all white ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Al Jazeera says Palestinian Authority is trying to ‘hide the truth’ with ban
PA suspends broadcaster following extensive coverage of its crackdown on West Bank militantsFinancial Times - Jan. 2 -
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, returns to Instagram and posts a New Year's video
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is starting the new year with her first Instagram account since 2020ABC News - Jan. 1