Biodun on If you thought seeing GIFs in comments on Instagram was annoying, it’s about to get even messier. On Wednesday, Meta announced that it is rolling out GIF comments on posts and Reels to everyone globally. The feature was available only to a few users in …
Biodun on Instagram is rolling out multiple links in bio worldwide. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement on Tuesday on his broadcast channel. “You can now add up to five links in your Instagram bio,” he shared. “Probably one of the most requested features we’ve had.” …
Biodun on After seeing Elon Musk turn Twitter’s verification feature into a paid service, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a similar service for Facebook and Instagram. On Sunday, Zuckerberg announced Meta Verified on his Instagram broadcast channel, and it will cost $11.99 per month on the …
Biodun on Instagram on Thursday announced “broadcast channels,” a “public, one-to-many messaging tool for creators to directly engage their followers at scale.” The feature is still being tested among a small group of creators in the US before a large-scale rollout. Instagram users can join their favourite …
Biodun on Instagram is rolling out some new features it is bringing to the social media platform. Notes, a new way for users to share their thoughts, is coming to the app with other features like Candid Stories and Group Profiles. Starting with Notes, people can now …
Biodun on Online sexual harassment is a nuisance on social media, and Instagram is working on a tool to combat this. In a screenshot tweeted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, Instagram is working on a “nudity protection” feature for DMs and “technology on your device covers photos …
Biodun on Despite the recent criticism Instagram has attracted for trying to be like TikTok, the company is pressing on by adding new features to Reels. In a video shared on Tuesday, company head Adam Mosseri said Instagram will be rolling out a cross-post feature for Reels …
Biodun on After announcing it would pull back the full-screen feed mode it was testing in July, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the company will soon start testing ultra-tall 9:16 photos “in a week or two.” The company head made the announcement during his weekly Q&A. “You …
Biodun on After attracting widespread criticism from users for testing a new TikTok-like full-screen feed, Instagram is rolling back the changes for now. Company head Adam Mosseri told Platformer that the changes will be phased out “over next one to two weeks.” This is coming after Mosseri …
Biodun on If you are fed up with how Instagram is changing from what it used to be, you might have to stop using the application. In a video shared on Twitter, Instagram head Adam Mosseri says “more and more” of what used to be a photo-sharing …
Biodun on Instagram is adding new features to creator subscriptions it began testing among a limited number of creators in the US in January. In a video shared on Twitter, Instagram head, Adam Mosseri said the creator subscriptions have since been expanded to “tens of thousands” of …
Biodun on Social network apps are a huge source of video content and you can boost your profile even if you don’t shoot a video or photo from scratch. Especially Instagram, and TikTok, are the main other sources where video can help you earn millions and attract …
Biodun on You can now pin up to three posts or Reels to the top of your Instagram profile. The company made the announcement today on its Twitter page but had begun testing pinned posts in April. All pinned posts or Reels will appear at the top …
Biodun on In partnership with organizations that cater for missing children, Instagram announced today it is rolling out Amber Alerts to users’ feeds. The feature is rolling out in the US at first but it will be available in 25 countries “in the coming weeks.” Amber Alerts …
Biodun on Instagram is rolling out some new features among which is ranking for originality. Company head, Adam Mosseri said in a video outlining the new features. “If you create something from the scratch, you should get more credit than if you are resharing something that you …
Biodun on After the company began testing the return of the chronological feed in January, Instagram announced today the feed is once again available to everyone more than five years after it switched to an algorithm-controlled feed. The algorithm-controlled feed is not going away but users will …