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• 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 it's Ai algorithm. ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• 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

• 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

• 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 by blocking Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat amid anti-corruption protests by citizens. The move seems to be an instruction from Liberian ...

  • 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 children in the corner. These images actually understate the broader stigma of being a bipolar mother — the stories that I hear daily about interactions ...

  • 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