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News Articles: Instagram

Suspending former President Donald Trump's account was the most high-profile and controversial content moderation decision Facebook parent Meta has ever made.

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  • Technology

Meta allows Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram

The social media company is letting a two-year ban, imposed after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, expire.

January 25, 2023
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Concerns about social media's impact on children and teens have increased in recent years.

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  • Technology

3 reasons why Seattle schools are suing Big Tech over a youth mental health crisis

Seattle Public Schools is suing Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat for exacerbating the mental health crisis among its students.

January 11, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Yang
Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding "provoking" VIPs than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety, its oversight board said.

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  • Technology

Facebook's own oversight board slams its special program for VIPs

Oversight board says Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding "provoking" VIPs and evading accusations of censorship than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety.

December 06, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Grand Marshal Leslie Jordan addresses the crowd during day 1 of Nashville Pride 2022 on June 25, 2022 in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Pop Culture

Take a look at Leslie Jordan's best moments of dancing, singing and storytelling

Comedian and actor Leslie Jordan died Monday at age 67. His career spanned decades, but it was during the COVID-19 pandemic that his jovial personality began reaching the masses.

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Meta and TikTok confirmed that Andrew Tate's accounts were banned for violating their policies.

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  • Arts & Life

Andrew Tate gets banned from Facebook, Instagram, TikTok for violating their policies

The influencer and former kickboxer was banned from multiple social media platforms after violating their policies. The influencer's misogynistic remarks have reached millions across the internet.

August 20, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
Instagram has come under fire for changes to its algorithm.

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  • Technology

4 steps you can take right now to improve your Instagram feed

From celebrities to regular users, many people are complaining that Instagram doesn't know what users want. Here's what you can do to clean up your feed and get rid of suggested posts.

July 27, 2022
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By:
  • Deanna Schwartz
Facebook is revamping its default feed to include more recommended posts and videos from strangers, picked by artificial intelligence.

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  • Technology

Facebook is making radical changes to keep up with TikTok

Facebook is overhauling its flagship app and Instagram to be more like the video platform that's so popular with Gen Z. Some people, like Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, say it's trying too hard.

July 26, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
LGBTQ flags fly in London's Hyde Park on July 24, 2021.

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  • Technology

GLAAD gives social media giants poor grades over lack of protections for LGBTQ users

In a new report, GLAAD found that 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media to prevent discrimination, harassment or disinformation.

July 13, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The drug misoprostol sits on a gynecological table at Casa Fusa, a health center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.

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Instagram and Facebook begin removing posts offering abortion pills

Social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effect last Friday.

June 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A person walks past a sign bearing Meta's logo at the company's Menlo Park headquarters in October 2021. The company is introducing new safety measures for younger Instagram users after facing widespread scrutiny.

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  • Technology

Meta rolls out more parental controls for Instagram and virtual reality

Meta is taking steps to give parents and guardians more oversight of their teens' activities on Instagram and Quest — implementing changes it had announced in recent months.

June 14, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
A Russian court has banned Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, for "extremist activities." WhatsApp is excluded from the ruling, however.

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  • Technology

A Russian court bans Facebook and Instagram as extremist

The ruling amounts to an immediate ban of Facebook and Instagram in Russia, where both platforms are already blocked. WhatsApp, which is owned by the same company, is still allowed.

March 22, 2022
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  • Alina Selyukh
Children play a virtual reality game a Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Live Site set up on February 07, 2022 in Beijing, China.

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  • Technology

Facebook will block kids from downloading age-inappropriate virtual reality apps

Sister app Instagram is also launching new parental controls, as the social media company faces pressure to address safety risks to kids in virtual reality.

March 16, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
A picture taken in Moscow in March 2018 shows the Russian language version of Facebook's "about" page, featuring the face of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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  • Technology

Russia plans to limit Instagram and could label Meta an extremist group

Russia's top prosecutor called for Facebook and Instagram's parent company to be labeled an extremist group after Meta said it would permit some calls for violence against "Russian invaders."

March 11, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
An image of a smartphone.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Suing social media platforms; Plan B pills key to cutting abortions; New GOP poll

Thursday on Political Rewind: A bill from the Georgia Senate would allow people to sue companies if their social media posts are removed or altered. The University of Georgia released a study saying abortions could be cut down with access to more morning-after pills. And texts are released from defendants in Ahmaud Arbery's murder.

February 17, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Ranking member Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during a Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security hearing about online child safety in October.

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  • Technology

Senators aim to rewrite child safety rules on social media

The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act comes amid mounting frustration in Washington that apps like Instagram and YouTube aren't doing enough to protect their youngest users.

February 16, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
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