Facebook to invest $1 billion in monetization programs for creators
July 16, 2021On July 14th, Facebook announced that by the end of 2022, the platform will spend $1 billion on monetization programs…
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Instagram “no longer a square photo-sharing app,” says company head
July 13, 2021Instagram first introduced video posts in 2013 and has since added Stories videos, IGTV, Instagram Live, and Reels. According to…
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Instagram head Adam Mosseri says “shadowbanning” doesn’t exist
July 13, 2021Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is on a mission to bring transparency to how the platform ranks content. In June, he…
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Businesses can now add a Black-owned label on Instagram
July 13, 2021In response to community feedback, businesses on Instagram will now be able to add a Black-owned label to their accounts.…
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Twitter lets iOS users share tweets to Instagram Stories
July 13, 2021Source: Twitter It’s now easier to share tweets to Instagram Stories. In June, Twitter announced integration that allows people to…
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U.S. court dismisses FTC’s case to break up Facebook and Instagram
July 13, 2021On June 28, a U.S. District Court dismissed an antitrust case filed against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
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Instagram begins rollout of desktop publisher
June 25, 2021On June 24th, social media consultant Matt Navarra reported on an exciting — and long awaited — new Instagram feature:…
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Instagram inaugurates Creator Week with badge perks and affiliate tools
June 10, 2021Instagram kicked off its first-ever Creator Week, a three-day virtual event from June 8-10, with the announcement of new tools…
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Facebook opens its Messenger API for Instagram
June 3, 2021At Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference, the company announced that developers and businesses would now have access to its Messenger…
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Instagram explores Reels bonuses, subscriptions and an NFT marketplace
May 31, 2021In late April, Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri joined Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an Instagram Live broadcast to discuss monetization…
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Option to “turn off” like counts now available on Instagram and Facebook
May 28, 2021After more than a year of testing hiding like counts in a bid to depressurize the app experience, Instagram has…
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Reels analytics released, with Facebook integration in the works
May 27, 2021Creator and business accounts on Instagram now have access to analytics for Instagram Reels, Live broadcasts and new reach metrics.…
