Instagram rolls out age verification for UK users
Meta-owned social media platform Instagram is rolling out its age verification system for UK users that want to change their…
Instagram tests AI-powered age verification to check users are over 18
Social media platform Instagram is testing new approaches to identify its users' age, including an AI-powered age recognition system from…
Instagram apologises for user misleading algorithm mistake
The confusion was cited because of the search function in the app automatically recommending terms such as “fasting” and “appetite…
Instagram Ends Location Sharing via API
Instagram has cut off the ability of third-party applications to pull Instagram user location data via an API, it said…
What Caused Facebook’s Outage?
UPDATED 16:39 GMT March 14, 2019. Facebook has blamed a "server configuration change" for the outage, without providing further details. …
The Queen Just Made Her First Instagram Post – And It Was About Charles Babbage
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has made her first Instagram post, announcing an upcoming exhibition on cryptography at the Science…
Instagram Influencers Targeted in Ransomware Campaign
High-profile accounts on Instagram are being targeted by phishing and ransomware attacks, with evidence that many are paying the attackers.…
Instagram Tops 1 Billion, Launches Long-Play Video App
Instagram users are no longer restricted to 60 second videos. The Facebook-owned social media giant – which today announced it…
Facebook on €7 billion GDPR Lawsuit: We Absolutely Are Compliant
Facebook bête noire Max Schrems, the Austrian privacy campaigner, today launched lawsuits worth over €7 billion under GDPR – Europe’s…