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Meta introduces new parental control across Instagram, Facebook, Messenger

Meta on Tuesday announced new features to support teens and families and make it even easier to manage the time they spend on its apps like Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.

Jun 27, 2023

Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage again, services restored now

Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage again and services are restored now after almost two-hours of disruption

Jun 17, 2023

Get verified badge for Facebook and Instagram for Rs 699; Meta Verified launched in India [details]

Meta on Wednesday brought its verified subscription bundle on Instagram and Facebook to India that includes a verified badge that authenticates accounts with government ID, proactive account protection and access to account support.

Jun 7, 2023

Over 33 mn content pieces on FB, Instagram removed in April in India: Meta

Between April 1-30, Facebook received 8,470 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism, and said that it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 2,225 cases.

Jun 1, 2023

Clickbait articles? AI-powered Artifact news app ready to warn you instantly about them

Artifact, the AI-powered news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, has launched a new feature which will let users flag articles they think are clickbait.

May 23, 2023

Actress Nayanthara finally reveals full names of her twin sons

Actress Nayanthara has finally revealed the full names of her twin boys, whom she welcomed via surrogacy.

Apr 3, 2023

Social media sensation Chhavi Pradhan's soulful voice a perfect fit for B'wood, T'wood [Exclusive]

International Business Times, India in an exclusive candid conversation with Chhavi Pradhan spoke at length about her journey, what intrigued her to recreate songs, her favourite genre and songs.

Feb 19, 2023

"Bhaiya aap chalo": Twinkle Khanna takes auto ride with daughter Nitara; netizens laud her humility [details]

Author Twinkle Khanna shared a video on her Instagram handle in which is seen riding in an auto-rickshaw with her daughter Nitara.

Jan 8, 2023

Instagram will tell creators if their posts are being blocked; how new feature works [details]

Meta-owned Instagram will now allow creators and businesses to see for themselves if their posts are not been recommended to other users, and are being blocked from recommendation and discovery features on the platform.

Dec 8, 2022

Meta denies reports of Mark Zuckerberg resigning next year

Meta (formerly Facebook) has denied reports that its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is resigning next year amid slow growth and massive layoffs at the social network.

Nov 23, 2022

Instagram is down again: Users complain of account suspension; losing followers; company issues apology

Instagram users started facing trouble today when they could not get online and got a message on the app showing that their account had been suspended. However, not all users have been witnessing account suspension. Some can still access their accounts, send/receive DMs and even upload status and posts on the platform.

Oct 31, 2022

Netizens call out Virat Kohli for "creating controversy" after hotel Crown Perth issues apology, sacks employee [details]

Hours after cricketer Virat Kohli took to his Instagram account to express his shock and anger, Crown Perth where Indian cricketers were staying issued a statement.Netizens called out the cricketer for making it an issue.

Oct 31, 2022

WhatsApp services restored after almost two-hours; longest outage of 2022 [see details]

WhatsApp is back after an almost two-hour-long disruption, the longest outage of the year 2022. The service went down for users across several parts of the world.

Oct 25, 2022

Ranbir Kapoor's friend Akash Ambani pays a visit on birthday

Akash arrived for Kapoor's birthday celebration at midnight amidst tight security in his Range Rover. Celebrity paparazzi Viral Bhayani shared a video of Akash's arrival on Instagram.

Sep 29, 2022

Instagram rewards Jaipur student for finding a bug, gives Rs 38 lakh

Sharma apprised Instagram and Facebook about this mistake and after finding it authentic, he was rewarded with Rs 38 lakh for this work.

Sep 19, 2022

Instagram can track user's web activity including confidential information, via in-app browser: Report

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is capable of tracking its users' actions, text choices and even text input, such as passwords and confidential credit card information, if they visit a link inside the app, says a new report.

Aug 11, 2022

FaceBook sues Chinese firm Octopus for scraping data from FB, Instagram

Meta has sued Octopus, a US subsidiary of a Chinese high-tech enterprise, and a Turkish individual for scraping data from Facebook, Instagram and other big tech platforms.

Jul 6, 2022

Instagram wants IDs like driver's license to verify your age to provide these features [Details]

Meta-owned Instagram on Thursday said it is testing new options for people to verify their age by uploading an ID like driver's license or ID card, along with other methods in a bid to provide age-appropriate experiences on the platform.

Jun 23, 2022

Bug hits Instagram Stories, users flummoxed

Meta-owned Instagram faced teething troubles with its Stories feature and several users were left in the lurch while viewing someone's stories.

Jun 15, 2022

Instagram launches 'AMBER Alerts' to help find missing children in their area

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is launching AMBER Alerts on the platform that will allow people to see and share notices of missing children in their area.

Jun 2, 2022