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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky board
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Ex-Twitter CEO Jack quits Instagram, puts handle for sale

Jack Dorsey, a former co-founder of Twitter, is offering the Instagram account @jack for sale, and quitting the platform. Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter and current CEO of Block, stated on Friday that he had deactivated his Instagram account, which had the coveted first-name handle. After years of inactivity, Dorsey revealed he erased […]

Meta tests AI-suggested comments on Instagram for users
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Instagram launches feature to block unwanted DM requests

Instagram is introducing a new feature that will better safeguard users against unsolicited photos and videos in direct messages. After testing the function for a few weeks, Instagram will make it official on Thursday. Cindy Southworth, Head of Women’s Safety at Meta, stated through email, “We want people to feel confident and in control when […]

Meta unveils new avatar feature for IG, messenger video calls
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Meta unveils new avatar feature for IG, messenger video calls

The parent company of Instagram and Messenger, Meta has made an exciting announcement, introducing a new real-time Avatar feature for video calls. In a recent blog post, Meta shared that users can now utilize their Avatars during video calls on both Instagram and Messenger. These Avatars, which bear a resemblance to Apple’s Memoji avatars, will […]

Meta to temporarily shut down Threads in Turkey
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Meta to add branded content tools to Threads

Meta’s Instagram intends to integrate its branded content tools with Threads, according to Reuters. While advertising is not available, these technologies will assist advertisers in collaborating with influencers on paid partnerships on the social media site. The announcement follows Threads, largely regarded as Elon Musk’s Twitter’s rival, reaching 100 million users in a record-breaking five […]

Meta platforms restored after hour-long global outage
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Meta platforms restored after hour-long global outage

Meta Platforms, the parent company of popular social media apps Instagram and Facebook, as well as messaging app WhatsApp and Twitter competitor, Threads, is reportedly back after a global outage. The platform experienced a temporary outage on Monday, affecting thousands of users. According to Downdetector.com, the outage lasted over an hour and impacted approximately 14,000 […]

Mark Zuckerberg beats Elon Musk in billionaire rankings
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Meta launches paid IG, Facebook blue tick in US

Meta has on Friday announced the launch of its subscription service in the United States. The service will allow Facebook and Instagram users to pay for verification and obtain a blue badge, similar to what is currently offered by Twitter, which is owned by Elon Musk. The service, known as Meta Verified, will require users […]

Mark Zuckerberg beats Elon Musk in billionaire rankings
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Meta copied Twitter with Facebook, IG subscription plan – Users

Some users of Facebook and Instagram have said the Chief Executive Officer of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has copied Musk’s Twitter ads free paid subscription plan. This followed the announcement of the CEO on Sunday about its plan to begin a paid subscription service that allows users of Instagram and Facebook to verify their accounts. Recall […]