Facebook One billion public-facing Instagram photos were used to train an algorithm created by Facebook to learn to recognise images by itself. Traditionally, algorithms have been trained on datasets which have already been categorised by humans – labelled cats, dogs or flowers, for example. But the Instagram photos were presented to the algorithm without the […]
Facebook is disabling several features in its Messenger and Instagram apps for people in Europe, to make sure they comply with a change in privacy rules. From 21 December, messaging apps will fall under EU rules known as the ePrivacy directive. Facebook has decided to switch off several interactive options and offer just a core […]
Facebook’s Instagram is officially launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels. The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects. Users will be able to share Reels with followers in Instagram in a dedicated section called Reels […]
(Reuters) — Facebook is acquiring Giphy, a popular website for making and sharing animated images, or GIFs, and will integrate it with its rapidly growing Instagram photo-sharing app, Facebook said in a blog post on Friday. The cost, which Facebook and Giphy declined to disclose, was placed at around $ 400 million by news website […]
Instagram Stories allows you to add your favorite tunes to a video or photo from directly within the app, but you can also use third-party apps to add music to Stories and feed posts. We’ve found several that get the job done. From Drake to Billie Eilish, you can now turn your Instagram account into […]
Instagram is launching some new features aimed at encouraging foodies to help restaurants grappling with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses across the board are being hammered by the crisis, with lockdowns and social distancing measures forcing many people to change their ways and live much of their life indoors. The restaurant trade has […]
Instagram is going dark to make those midnight scrolls easier on the eyes. An update brings compatibility with the iOS 13 and Android 10 dark mode to the photo-centric social platform, as well as a new feature to prevent phishing. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri shared the new dark mode feature via a late-night tweet (because, […]
Spying on what your friends do on Instagram is about to get a bit tougher. Beginning Monday, October 7, Instagram is removing the following Tab that serves as a detailed list of the likes and comments friends make on photos that aren’t your own. Parent company Facebook said that the Following tab is getting the […]
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Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) August 21 at 2:27 PM The ramifications of Instagram’s supposedly new “rule where they can use your photos” weren’t totally clear. But the warnings multiplied rapidly online: Your posts could end up being leveraged against you in court cases. There was some sort of deadline to […]
(Reuters) — Instagram is adding an option for users to report posts they think are false, the company announced on Thursday, as the Facebook-owned photo-sharing site tries to stem misinformation and other abuses on its platform. Posting false information is not banned on any of Facebook’s suite of social media services, but the company is […]
Instagram is hiding the number of likes on posts in several countries, including Australia and Japan, in order to “remove pressure” on users. The trial which begins Thursday, means users will see a user name “and others” below posts, instead of the number, on their feed. Instagrammers can still view the number of likes their […]
Officials say Bianca Devins, 17, was killed Sunday. Brandon Clark is charged in her death. (Devins family photo) Eli Rosenberg General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news July 16 at 12:08 AM Police arrived at the gruesome scene Sunday morning, alerted by frantic calls from users on the messaging app Discord. What police heard […]
The best photographs shouldn’t exist solely on Instagram. Thankfully, bringing those Instagram shots — filters and all — into the real world isn’t tough to do thanks to mobile printers, apps, and online services. But there are a few things you should know before you tap that print button, since Instagram doesn’t display photos in […]