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• Facebook gears up to take on TikTok with Instagram Reels' worldwide launch

  Shortly after shutting down Lasso, Facebook is taking another stab at cutting into TikTok's userbase — but this with Instagram ...

  • Mix

• This illustrator celebrates analog photography by drawing classic film cameras

  Meet Camxatca, a fascinating Instagram project that celebrates analog photography with beautiful illustrations of film cameras ...

  • Mix

• Wake up sheeple: AI shows all tourists basically take the same picture

  A new study from Facebook's AI team shows how travel images and conservation policies influence the movements of tourists ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• Indian Army asks its personnel to delete 89 apps including Facebook and Tinder

  The Indian Army has asked its personnel to remove 89 apps from their phones including Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Tinder ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram introduces Reels in India to fill the nation's TikTok-sized void

  It's been almost a week since TikTok was banned in India, and we've seen a trove of clones trying to fill in the gap. In ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram now lets you pin 3 comments on your posts - here's how

  Instagram has rolled out the ability to pin up to three comments to the top of each post for maximum visibility. Here's how ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Social media etiquette 101 for businesspeople: The dos and don’ts

  Social media etiquette is important if you want to do business online. Here's everything you need to know to succeed across ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• Instagram is inspecting its algorithm and policies for bias against black users

  With the Black Lives Matter movement in focus, a lot of tech companies are reviewing their policies to make sure black voices ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram's algorithm prioritizes 'scantily-clad' photos, study finds

  Researchers from AlgorithmWatch and the European Data Journalism Network found that Instagram's algorithm makes sexy photos ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• There’s an actual science to good Instagram photos

  We spoke with a neuroscientist, top designer, and visual psychologist to find out how to drive up likes, followers, and CTR ...

  • Andrea Hak

• You could get sued for embedding Instagram posts without permission

  If you have a news site or blog, with articles that have embedded Instagram posts, the post owner can sue you for breaching ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram finally offers creators a chance to get paid

  Instagram is rolling out features that offer creators a chance to monetize their content -- which has been a long time coming. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Icon Rewind is a time machine for your phone’s app icons

  Do you miss the old logos of Tinder, PayPal, Netflix, Instagram, and many other popular apps? Then Icon Rewind might just ...

  • Mix

• Facebook rolls out Shops, turning Pages into storefronts

  Facebook today revealed its rolling out a major update called Shops. These would effectively turn Facebook and Instagram ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Your guide to Instagram's new... well, Guides

  Instagram just released a new post type called Guides. Here's what they look like, what they're for, and how to find them. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• 4 easy tips to make sure your Instagram Live sessions run smoothly

  Did you know we have an online conference about digital marketing coming up? Re:Brand will share strategies on how brands ...

  • Nick Wolny

• Is growing your business on Instagram worth the effort?

  Did you know we have an online conference about digital marketing coming up? Re:Brand will share strategies on how brands ...

  • Eduardo Morales

• Automating your social media posts could hurt your startup's online presence

  It’s the 21st century and automation sits on the brim of just about everything in business — customer service, development, ...

  • Tricia Aurelline Atmadja

• Instagram now makes it easy to delete troll comments in bulk

  Instagram today revealed a series of changes that makes it easier to moderate content on your account. Including, at long ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Instagram kills off its Lite app, new version is in the works

  Instagram has shut down its Lite app meant for smartphones with moderate memory and regions with low data connectivity speeds. ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Here's everything Facebook and Instagram are doing for grads this week

  As the class of 2020 prepares to graduate in quarantine, Facebook and Instagram are putting on a show for the socially-distanced ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Meet the quarantined street photographers documenting life in 'Red Dead Redemption 2'

  Moored inside their homes, a small group of street photographers have found a new venue to practice their craft: the streets ...

  • Mix

• Twitter's new test feature asks you to mind your language

  Fuck you Twitter. If you're going to write something like this in a reply to a tweet, the social network might soon ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• The TickTime is a clever productivity gadget that just works

  With so much of the world's workforce shifting to remote labor, a whole lot of people are trying to figure out how to be ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Instagram just rolled out DMs on web -- here's where to find them

  Instagram just rolled out its DMs to everyone on the web version of its platform. Here's where you can find them on the site. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Instagram now lets you share posts with your friends directly in video chats

  Instagram wants you to feel cozy as you video-call friends during the coronavirus outbreak, so it's adding a feature that ...

  • Mix

• Instagram is testing self-destructing messages too

  Facebook appears to be going all-in on the whole ephemeral messaging shindig. Recently, we reported that the company is apparently ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Instagram will place coronavirus advice front and center on your feed

  Instagram may be one of the world's most popular social media services, but unlike Twitter or Facebook, the platform tends ...

  • Napier Lopez

• How to see where you're logged in on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

  You should always know what devices have access to your social media platforms. Here's how you can check -- and log out if ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How to find that one Instagram filter everyone else is using

  Instagram doesn't allow users to search its effects menu. So how can you find that one filter everyone else is using? Here's ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Facebook changes its ad rules over Bloomberg's cringey memes

  Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has taken to Instagram, paying content creators for memes. Facebook's figuring out ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How to break up with your phone, explained by a phone addiction researcher

  Catherine Price, author of ‘How to Break up with Your Phone,’ hosted a TNW Answers giving advice on how to create a healthier ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Instagram is testing a way to display posts in chronological order

  In 2016, Instagram began messing with users' feeds, much to fans' chagrin. The posts they would see from the accounts they ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• 'Cool candidate' Mike Bloomberg begs for your vote with Instagram memes

  Mike Bloomberg wants internet-savvy voters to know there's a "cool" guy in the running — and what better way to appeal ...

  • Mix

• Instagram tests IGTV ads that let creators monetize their vids

  Instagram might finally let its creators make money directly from their work via ads on IGTV videos, a feature that's been ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Instagram will now let you remove pity follows -- here's how you can do it

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• YouTube claims to share billions in ad money with creators, unlike Instagram

  Google reported YouTube's earnings for the first time in a decade, and is quick to remind everyone that the "majority" of ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Vine's successor Byte is here to take on TikTok

  Remember Vine? Its much-awaited successor, Byte, is finally here. The app, developed by one of the Vine's co-founders, Dom ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram deletes the IGTV button no one was using

  Instagram has gotten rid of that IGTV button on the front screen that no one appears to have touched since it debuted a year-and-a-half ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Snap founder says TikTok could dethrone Instagram

  Evan Spiegel knows a thing or two about the social space. For eight years, his startup, Snapchat, has been chasing giants ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Filipino billionaire denies endorsing Bitcoin 'scam'

  The Philippines' richest man has denied his involvement in a purported Bitcoin trading scam that's known for allegedly using ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• Instagram's decision to hide photoshopped images is a disservice to art

  In a controversial turn of events, Instagram has begun hiding photoshopped images on its platform — even in the case of ...

  • Mix

• Instagram brings DMs to web -- over 6 years after they arrived on mobile

  Starting today, Instagram will be rolling out its Direct messaging system to its desktop site, meaning you can finally keep ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google topped app downloads in Q4 2019, but Facebook dominated the year

  For the first time in five years, Google has snatched the reigns from Facebook to become the world's top publisher of mobile ...

  • Mix

• How to hide your Instagram Stories from strangers

  Instagram introduced a new feature that highlights Stories by location or hashtag — meaning people who don’t follow you ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Social media is fast becoming your customers’ product research tool, so look beyond Google

  The content focus of social networks is making them a prime destination for researching and buying new products; an opportunity ...

  • Alice Fry

• The evolution of web design in the 2010s

  Creative web design changed dramatically in the last decade, beginning with the death of the beloved Flash, and then empowered ...

  • Rob Ford

• Instagram influencers can no longer promote vaping, guns, or cigarettes

  Facebook today revealed its putting the kibosh on branded content from its influencers -- specifically, those posts which ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Instagram's AI now warns you if your caption is offensive

  Instagram today announced it's rolling out a new feature in its ongoing attempt to curb bullying: AI that will warn users ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• [Best of 2019] Just putting it out there: I'm a sucker for influencer marketing

  In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• Twitter to introduce stricter content NSFW guidelines — worrying adult content creators

  Twitter, a platform that tolerates sexual expression, has joined the censorship-ranks by changing its guidelines around its ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Reddit's DataIsBeautiful is sick of bar chart races — so it's banning them

  The moderator team of Reddit's DataIsBeautiful community has been getting an avalanche of spammy race charts, so it's temporarily ...

  • Mix

• Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger are down — go back to work

  Yep, it's not just you: Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger are all down right now — and nobody knows why. Find something ...

  • Mix

• Facebook wants to pay you to answer social media questions

  We already know apps like Facebook try to learn as much about you as possible, so why not at least get paid for it? Facebook ...

  • Napier Lopez

• 1,300 adult performers accuse Instagram of unfairly deleting their accounts

  The Adult Performers Actors Guild (APAG) has a list of over 1,300 performers who say their accounts have been unfairly deleted ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Instagram cracks down on app that allowed users to stalk private profiles

  Instagram is cracking down on Ghosty, an Android and iOS app that allowed users to look into private profiles without their ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Instagram just took its divisive 'hidden likes' experiment global

  Instagram today announced it's expanding its test of hidden likes to users around the world. This means that a significantly ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Facebook is quietly testing an Instagram feed-like feature

  Facebook is trying to really hard to tell people it owns Instagram and WhatsApp. Earlier this month, the company introduced ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram tries to mimic TikTok with its new ‘Reels’ feature in Brazil

  Instagram has finally launched its first weapon in the war against TikTok– Reels. TechCrunch and Variety reported The editing ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Google is rolling out dark mode for Gmail and Maps

  Google has confirmed it's releasing dark mode for Gmail and Maps for Android 10 and iOS 11+, which leaves everyone else with ...

  • Mix

• Instagram is reportedly testing dark mode, here's what it looks like

  We're officially in the dark mode era. iOS 13 and Android 10, which rolled out recently, both have that option. Sadly, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram now supports dark mode on iOS 13 — here's how to enable it

  Instagram has updated its app for iPhone with a dark mode that matches iOS 13's system-wide dark theme. Here's how to turn ...

  • Mix

• Facebook Pay will let you make payments through Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram

  Last night, Facebook launched its new payment service called Facebook Pay in the US. The service will let you pay other people ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

  Instagram is now locking down its platform by preventing signed-out users from having unlimited access to public profiles. ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Facebook spelled 'password' wrong in new Instagram renders

  Hundreds of brand designers and communications reps worked on Facebook's new look — and nobody spotted this embarassing ...

  • Mix

• Instagram influencer reportedly nabbed in Dubai for running alleged cryptocurrency investment scam

  A Canadian man living in Dubai, has been arrested by authorities and accused of defrauding investors through a string of ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• It’s ‘impossible to exist’ on Facebook as an NSFW artist

  Facebook updated its policies, under the guise of preventing “sexual solicitation,” and now restricts solicitation involving ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Watch me test a ‘walking desk’ for 7 hours straight because why not

  These days we're meant to have it all: a great job and an fit body. But is this possible? Well, we spent a day working on ...

  • Callum Booth

• Instagram refused to run an HIV preventative drug campaign because it contained 'politics'

  Facebook and Instagram refused to run an educational campaign promoting the benefits of PrEP — a HIV preventative drug ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Q4 digital report: Pinterest gains on Instagram and TikTok don’t stop

  Catch up on the global state of digital in October 2019 with data highlights from the new Digital 2019 Q4 Global Digital ...

  • Simon Kemp

• Instagram will remove filters promoting cosmetic surgery amid mental health concerns

  Instagram plans to remove filters that depict plastic surgery. Over the past few months, filters like “Plastica” have ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Qurator found a way to fix Rotten Tomatoes: Quiz the trolls

  Here's a radical thought: You can't boil down a movie's quality to a simple numerical score. Everyone knows this intuitively, ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Instagram is testing a feature to clean up your pity follows

  We've all been there: You meet someone who wants to stay in touch later, but you don’t want to share your number with them. ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Rant: Google has no good excuse for the Pixel 4's missing ultrawide camera

  "Most popular SLR lenses do magnify scenes, not shrink them. So while wide-angle can be fun, we think telephoto is more important." In ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Instagram now lets you control which apps can access your account data

  Instagram adding a new feature that allows individuals to "manage all of the third-party services they connect to their Instagram ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Instagram may finally add DMs to desktop with Messenger-like interface

  People don't really use Instagram on their PCs. The platform is clearly aimed at mobile users, with a relatively sparse desktop ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Instagram's new feature can help spot phishing scams — here's how

  Instagram is rolling out a new security feature that makes it easy to spot phishing mails that make it seem like they come ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Instagram turns 'Throwback Thursday' into a Stories feature

  Instagram stories are incredibly popular with more than 500 million people using the feature every day. So there's no surprise ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram tests Threads app for 'intimate sharing' with close friends

  Facebook is internally testing a new chat app for Instagram called Threads in what appears to be the company's "latest assault ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Instagram cuts the Following tab so we can like and comment in peace

  Instagram's killing the "Following" tab in its app, meaning you'll no longer be able to track the every online move of the ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Instagram might soon let you post group stories

  Instagram might finally let you make stories for your group. According to app researcher Jane Mancun Wong, the company is ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• US and UK pressure Facebook for backdoor access to WhatsApp messages

  The US, the UK, Australia are calling on Facebook to delay its plans to implement the end-to-end encryption across its messaging ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• How to get started on Threads, Instagram's DM app

  Instagram's Threads is the new messaging app specifically for close friends. Here's how you can get started using it today. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Indian high court orders Facebook to name activists behind #MeToo testimonial account

  The Delhi High Court has ordered Facebook to reveal the identities behind the anonymous #MeToo testimonial account, “Scene ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Instagram spins out Threads, its version of Messenger

  Instagram is launching Threads, the dedicated chat app specifically for sending photos and videos with your close friends. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• CHEAP: $600 off a Sony A7 II camera kit (with a lens included)? Yes, please

  Sony's A7 II isn't exactly new, but it's still a banging camera — and with $600 off this lens kit, you'd hard-pressed to ...

  • Mix

• Instagram now restricts visibility of weight loss products and cosmetic surgery posts for teens

  In an effort to combat toxic beauty standards, Instagram announced it will tighten its policy on posts related to weight ...

  • Cara Curtis

• How to see what ads Instagram thinks you'll care about

  Ever wonder what Instagram thinks you're interested in? Turns out the site has a list of what kinds of ads it think you'll ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How to report fake news on Instagram

  Instagram today announced it's giving an option to its users to report fake news. It'll use this data to train its Ai algorithm. ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• This sting ray-shaped vibrator is the non-gendered future of sex toys

  In light of an increased cultural awareness of non-binary gender identities, innovative sex toy designs are making pleasure ...

  • Cara Curtis

• TikTok is flooded by scammers promoting adult sites

  TikTok has been inundated by a slew of scammers seeking to take advantage of its quickly growing userbase – and get them ...

  • Mix

• How to (selectively) hide Instagram Stories like a pro

  Have you ever wanted to share an Instagram Story without having all of your followers see it? Follow these tips to do it ...

  • Mix

• Instagram and WhatsApp get a 'from Facebook' stamp to remind you who's boss

  To be honest, I'm kind of impressed Facebook held out this long. After buying WhatsApp and Instagram several years ago, ...

  • Napier Lopez

• CHEAP: $500 off a complete Sony A7R III photography kit? Why the F not

  Smartphone cameras are ridiculously good these days – but they've got a long way to go before catching up with real cameras ...

  • Mix

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  Video: F U, Instagram — here's how to delete or deactivate your account

  • Callum Booth

• This retro-styled OS is actually a delightful feed of 90s-inspired tunes and videos

  Poolside.FM is a gorgeous music and video curation service disguised as a retro Mac OS that lets you turn it up like they ...

  • Mix

• Russians caught peddling spyware disguised as legit Google and Pornhub apps

  Researchers say a Russian software firm fined by Obama for meddling in the 2016 US elections is making spyware disguised ...

  • Mix

• How to mute annoying chats on WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram

  A comprehensive guide on how to mute annoying chats in modern-day chat apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Unsuspecting victims were cryptojacked 52.7 million times in the first half of 2019

  Criminals made a staggering 52.7 million cryptojacking hits during the first six months of the year. According to the ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• Facebook forced to take action against fraudsters peddling fake Libra

  The social media giant, Facebook, has been forced to address a growing number of fake communications associated to its digital ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Instagram will kindly let you know you’ve F’ed up before banning you

  Instagram has just introduced a new policy that’ll notify you if your account is at risk of getting banned. The social ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• TikTok is testing a WhatsApp shortcut to let you share videos with your best friends

  TikTok is testing a bunch of new features, including a new Discover tab, account linking with Facebook and Google, and a ...

  • Mix

• Instagram is hiding likes in 6 more countries so you can post like no one’s watching

  In an effort to remove the pressure of posting more often, Instagram doubling down on its experiment to hide likes and views ...

  • Mix

• Over 3.5 billion people are on social media; Facebook still biggest with teens; Esports on the rise

  The new Global Digital Statshot report from Hootsuite and We Are Social is packed with all the latest data you need to understand ...

  • Simon Kemp

• Study: Influencers can’t even influence anymore

  Influencers seemed unstoppable, but a recent study has revealed that influencer engagement rates are nearing an all-time ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Here's how to mute those Instagram Story spammers

  Don't you hate it when your favorite Instagram accounts spam you with a lengthy roll of Stories? Here are two tricks to stop ...

  • Mix

• This Chrome extension makes you ponder your mortality while wasting time on social media

  There's a death clock for the amount of time you’re wasting on social media. In 2018, the average daily usage of social ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Instagram will now ask you to think twice before posting profanities

  Instagram today released two new features with a view to curb bullying on the platform - but it remains to be seen how ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How to know for sure if Facebook (or any social network) is down

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Here's how to delete or deactivate your Instagram account

  If you think now’s the time to cure your Instagram addiction, you can decide to deactivate your account or delete it off ...

  • Cara Curtis

• How to recover your hacked Instagram account

  Now, Instagram is rolling out new measures to help you get your hacked account back. It'll confirm your email ID and phone ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How to make one of those 'Best of' Instagram collages

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Facebook won't remove Zuck's Instagram deepfake — yet

  In a hilarious prank, two creators have uploaded a deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg on Instagram talking about stolen user data. ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Facebook, Twitter and major social media sites blocked amid Liberian anti-corruption protest

  Telecommunications companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Liberia have restricted Internet access in the country ...

  • iAfrikan News

• People with disabilities are finding empowerment from Instagram communities

  When I search for “bipolar mother” on Google Images, I find a lot of women with their heads in their hands, their crying ...

  • Rae Rose

• Naked protestors redress Facebook's prude nudity policy

  Yesterday, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) announced that Facebook will reconsider its nudity guidelines. ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Fake Facebook accounts are influencing African elections

  Facebook has issued a statement on how it removed fake accounts originating from Israel that ran Facebook Pages, Groups ...

  • iAfrikan News

• (Updated) Private data (including rates) of 49M Instagram influencers leaked due to agency’s malpractice

  Last night, TechCrunch reported that a massive database containing info of over 49 million Instagram influencers, celebrities, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Here's the real tea: A primer on YouTube drama channels

  YouTube channels devoted specifically to gossip about other YouTubers. Here's a quick primer on what they do and why it's ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Why Snapchat’s new gender swap feature is problematic for many trans people

  You’ve probably seen it all over your social media timelines and stories this week — friends using Snapchat’s new gender-bending ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Here's what Facebook announced at its F8 developer keynote

  Facebook announces a redesign of its social network alongside updates to Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp at F8 deve conference. ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• 10 things we learned from the Democratic candidates' Instagrams

  With the US presidential election only 18 months away, we took to Instagram to analyze the candidates for the Democratic ...

  • Bryan Clark

• The golden age of influencer marketing is yet to come

  In an age when traditional media channels have lost their power to capture our attention, marketing professionals are forced ...

  • Aleksandra Milewicz

• Q2 Digital Statshot 2019: TikTok peaks, Snapchat grows, and we can’t stop talking

  It’s only been three months since I published our first round of Digital 2019 reports here on TNW, but our new Q2 Global ...

  • Simon Kemp

• Facebook exposed millions more Instagram passwords than we realized

  Facebook today revealed it'd discovered millions of improperly secured passwords on its server. So, you know... business ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Instagram is demoting posts to hide offensive and sexually explicit content

  Instagram will now start demoting content it feels that is inappropriate that includes sexually suggestive content or offensive ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Snapchat's reinventing itself to fight Instagram

  Snapchat announceda a bunch of things at their partner summit last week including games, shows, AR lenses, and SnapKit for ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Facebook is cracking down on fake accounts before India's election

  The first phase of the Indian Assembly’s election kicks off on April 21, but the increase in propaganda has already begun. ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Apps are stealing your attention — here's how to break up with your phone

  On average, people spend almost six hours on their phone everyday. But it's not all their fault, phones and apps are designed ...

  • Cara Curtis

• All e-commerce brands must monetize their Instagram accounts — here’s how

  With over one billion monthly active users, Instagram stands as one of the most influential social media networks in the ...

  • Nathan Resnick

• Facebook and Instagram will hide pages that spread 'vaccine misinformation'

  I'd like to think that everyone who reads TNW knows that vaccines work. That they don't cause autism, as demonstrated time ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Q4 2018 internet report: Almost 4.2 billion humans are online

  The data in Hootsuite and We Are Social’s new Q4 Global Digital Statshot report reveal that the ‘Next Billion’ is fast ...

  • Simon Kemp

• Something magical happens if you google Rihanna and your birthday

  Seriously. Do it. Go to Google.com, type in “Rihanna (your DOB),” you’ll get… a picture of Rihanna taken on the ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• What is a Facebook 'legacy contact' and why do you need one?

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Why Germany wants to block Facebook's Messenger-Instagram-WhatsApp merger

  Facebook made a splash recently when CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plans to integrate its messaging platforms on Instagram, Messenger, ...

  • Vishwam Sankaran

• How to use Instagram collections like a makeshift Pinterest

  Instagram's "collection" feature allows you to save any post on the app, and you can also turn every collection into a themed ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• A handy list of ways Facebook has tried to sneakily gather data about you

  As we learned last year, Facebook has a habit of stealthily grabbing customer data to improve its own products and services, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Open standards can disrupt Facebook’s messaging monopoly

  Facebook is working on integrating Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp's messaging platforms into a monopoly. Here's how it ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• No, buying drugs via apps isn’t safer

  Markets for illicit drugs are constantly evolving to increase profits and reduce risks to suppliers in response to law enforcement ...

  • The Conversation

• You can now share your Netflix faves to Instagram Stories — if you have an iPhone

  When streaming first took off it felt like the period of shared viewership had ended. How could anyone gather around the ...

  • Callum Booth

• Facebook's secretly working on LOL -- a meme hub meant to lure teens from Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok

  Facebook hasn’t given up on attracting teens. After numerous failed products aimed at teens — including LOL, Facebook ...

  • Bryan Clark

• What Miley Cyrus’ birthday tweet to her hubby has to do with EU’s upcoming Copyright Reform

  This actually isn't as far-fetched as it seems, the highly contested Article 13 of the proposed Copyright Reform might block ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• This Instagram account documents the disturbing truth of online dating as a woman

  The Instagram account, @byefelipe, is dedicated to publicaly shaming abusive trolls from online dating sites such as OkCupid ...

  • Cara Curtis

• YouTube now lets you swipe through videos like Instagram Stories

  We've all wasted hours watching recommended videos on YouTube, but now the company is making it even easier to procrastinate ...

  • Napier Lopez

• The race to become the most-liked Instagram post has been won by an egg

  A photo an egg has racked up the most likes of any single post on Instagram: 24 million. And it beat the last record holder ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Nefarious AI creates images of delicious food that doesn't exist

  Ever think those pictures of delicious food you see on the internet are too good to be true? What if they were made by an ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Sharing your children's bad behavior on social media is making it worse

  Matt Cox knew he would be criticized when he forced his 10-year-old daughter to walk 5 miles to school in 36-degree weather ...

  • The Conversation

• Trump Jr.'s deleted Instagram post likened border wall to zoo fencing

  Donald Trump Jr. recently likened his father’s proposed border wall with Mexico to that of a zoo fence meant to contain ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Instagram now lets you easily share your posts across multiple accounts

  Instagram is introducing an official regram feature to its iOS app, so you can share the same post from multiple accounts ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• In Instagram's darkest corner, all it takes is a hashtag to uncover images of child sexual abuse

  For pedophiles, a single hashtag opened the door to one of Instagram’s seediest corners, one where images of sexually exploited ...

  • Bryan Clark

• How to quietly ditch people you follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• This study shows why people fall for fake online profiles

  The first step in online propaganda and misinformation campaigns is a fake social media profile. According to this study, ...

  • The Conversation

• How apps like Fitbit, Waze, and Duolingo use gamification in their design

  Here's how designers can enhance their products the right way using a gamification system like Fitbit, Waze, and Duolingo. ...

  • David Teodorescu

• The best new social media features of 2018

  Social media sites and apps have changed a lot since the beginning of the year. Here are a few of our favorite changes from ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Influencer marketing needs to clean up its act in 2019

  If you can’t help but roll your eyes when you hear the word ‘influencer’ then trust me, you’re not alone. Earlier ...

  • Tanika Buijsen

• How to find and share your top Instagram posts from 2018

  Using the app or website, Top Nine, you can see your best performing Instagram posts from this year based on likes, comments, ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Instagram is testing ‘creator’ accounts with special features for influencers

  Facebook-owned Instagram is reportedly trialing a new type of account for content creators with large audiences on its platform. ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Instagram gets WhatsApp-style walkie-talkie voice messages

  Facebook-owned Instagram has just added one of the best features from its sister app, WhatsApp: direct voice messages.

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Instagram no longer snitches when you screenshot Stories

  Instagram has updated its app to stop notifying users anytime you take a screenshot of their most embarrassing stories – ...

  • Mix

• Swiss hotel chain offers a 'social media sitter' to handle your Instagram while you relax

  Ibis, A popular European hotel chain, just introduced the world to the "social media sitter." It's the answer to a problem ...

  • Bryan Clark

• 9 tips to edit and post photos on Instagram like a pro

  There are millions of photos shared by Instagram users. You definitely don’t want your followers to miss your photos in ...

  • Shane Barker

• The ultimate guide to Instagram for small ecommerce brands

  There are various features and functionalities you can trial to make your business stand out on the platform as well, such ...

  • Michael Burke

• Don’t post your kid online

  As we set out on a two-hour drive, my pregnant girlfriend told me she didn’t want anyone, including ourselves, to share ...

  • Alejandro Tauber

• Instagram's rumored School Stories could be cool -- with rigorous moderation

  Word on the street is that Instagram is testing a new, collaborative kind of Story -- specifically, a kind which would be ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Get more cats on your Instagram feed by cheating the algorithm

  If you’re anything like me, a blue-eyed tabby cat coquettishly peering at the camera from under its lashes makes you want ...

  • Anne Felicitas

• Why poor teens haven't abandoned Facebook

  Facebook use remains high among teens from low-income families, unlike their more affluent peers. So why do they stick around? ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• 50% of American WhatsApp users don't know it's owned by Facebook

  Research from the search engine DuckDuckGo has revealed 50 percent of American WhatsApp users don't realize Facebook owns ...

  • Callum Booth

• Instagram opens its account verification process to everyone

  Instagram now has a form on its app that lets anyone apply for the blue verification check mark -- and it's surprisingly ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How the new mosquito emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne disease

  The mosquito emoji was released as a part of the iOS 12.1 update. It's hoped that it will help battle mosquito-bourne diseases ...

  • The Conversation

• Instagram test shares location data with Facebook

  Instagram appears to be testing a new setting which would allow it to share user location data with parent company Facebook ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Instagram nametags let you find users without remembering their names

  Instagram today introduced nametags, a scannable calling card you can use to find people you meet in real life without resorting ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Facebook thinks saying ‘all men are trash’ is hate speech — it’s not

  Facebook believes statements like "men are trash" are a form of hate speech. Facebook Jailed is a site that exposes Facebook's ...

  • Cara Curtis

• EU’s new copyright law will cement the dominance of tech giants

  The new European Union Copyright Directive, passed recently by the European parliament after a vociferous campaign both for ...

  • The Conversation

• ‘Free tech’ economy creates harmful monopolies and alters our self-expression

  Many of the world’s biggest companies would be giving away their services for free in today’s digital economy and costs ...

  • Kuty Shalev

• Instagram is testing a 'regram' feature to natively repost content

  On Twitter there's the retweet button. Facebook has the share icon. On Instagram, nothing. To date, users have had to ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Instagram's parents guide is helpful, but doesn't go deep enough

  Instagram has put together a starter guide for parents of teens who use the app. Unfortunately it doesn't shed light on some ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Instagram is changing the way we experience art

  With 1 billion users and growing, it was perhaps inevitable that Instagram would shake up the art world. The social photo ...

  • The Conversation

• Reading novels on Instagram has validated my social media addiction

  The New York Public Library has introduced a sheme to get more young people reading. Insta Novels showcases classic literature ...

  • Cara Curtis

• This account shows everyone is living the same life on Instagram

  A new Instagram account, @insta_repeats, has exposed how many users online are posting the same kind of candid shot through ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Internal Facebook note reveals clever 'psychological trick' to attract teenage users

  Always on the lookout for novel ways to attract teens, Facebook purchased viral polling app TBH last October. The app fell ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Instagram influencers almost duped me into using ineffective fertility apps

  Instagram influencers are promoting fertility apps as a way to prevent pregnancy with no added hormones. But the irresponsible ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Facebook and Instagram officially announce new tools to fight social media addiction

  Facebook and Instagram have announced a selection of tools to help their users combat social media addiction and manage the ...

  • Callum Booth

• YouTube tests Explore feature for more personalized video recommendations

  YouTube is testing a new "Explore" feature where users will see more videos catered to their interests and creators will ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Instagram is testing out a new feature to remove creepy followers discreetly

  Instagram is allowing some public users on Android to pick and choose who can follow them. This comes as an alternative to ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Digital Artist painstakingly recreates Childish Gambino's 'This is America' on an ancient Macintosh SE

  As music videos go, Childish Gambino's "This is America" is an instant classic. The retired alter ego of actor Donald Glover ...

  • Bryan Clark

• New uploader app lets you post photos to Instagram directly from your Mac

  A few flawed online and emulation workarounds have made the rounds over time, but a new app for the Mac platform, by Anobot ...

  • Jackie Dove

• Instagram now lets you save anyone’s pictures to your own private collection

  Ever seen an awesome Instagram you want to save for later, only to have it fade into memory after myriads of new posts? That's ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Instagram now has stickers and 'hands-free' video

  Instagram, which has been adding features an impressive clip, is getting a few more today. First up, you can now add ...

  • Napier Lopez

• There's a hidden Instagram 'Other' inbox, too

  Instagram Direct also has an Other inbox just like Facebook and Messenger. Did you miss any interesting messages?

  • Natt Garun

• The mega guide to ideal image sizes for Facebook, LinkedIn and all your social media posts

  How exactly should your image look so it fits in the News Feed, timeline, or stream? Here is a guide to ideal image sizes ...

  • Kevan Lee

• How to grow and monetize your Instagram account

  Instagram has been the most disruptive social network to redistribute social power away from paparazzi and publications ...

  • Anthony Carbone