Facebook has published two slide decks detailing its research into the effects of Instagram on teenage mental health. The slides were frequently quoted by the Wall Street Journal earlier this month in a story that reported that the company’s own researchers found that “Instagram is harmful to a sizable percentage of teenagers, especially teenage girls.” … Read more
Instagram is testing a new feature called Limits that allows users to lock their accounts and limit potential interactions if they feel they are the target of harassment. When introducing the tool, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, referred to the recent Euro 2020 final, in which three black players from the English national team … Read more
Instagram is testing that users have the ability to post to their feeds from their desktop browser. This is the first time the photo sharing app has allowed posting from outside of its app. The company confirmed the test to Engadget. “We know that a lot of people access Instagram from their computer,” said a … Read more
Instagram is making changes that could relate to censorship claims. The social network has confirmed to the Financial Times that it is changing its algorithm so that re-released posts in stories are treated as the originals after Palestinians accused the company of censoring content. A Facebook spokesperson told Engadget that there was no intentional censorship … Read more
With the introduction of automatic captioning for stories, Instagram is taking a step forward to improve accessibility. Social media consultant Matt Navarra shared a video of the feature in action. There is a new sticker called CC Subtitle that you can add to your story. When you do this, the app will transcribe the audio. … Read more