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Following Wednesday’s launch of Instagram’s new Snap Map-like opt-in “Instagram Map” feature — which lets U.S. users share their most recent active location with others and discover location-based content — Instagram head Adam Mosseri is having to reassure people that their location is only visible to others if they decide to share it. Although Meta has made it clear that …

On Thursday, Instagram rolled out a new feature called the Instagram Map. The addition to the platform, which Meta announced on Wednesday, has people concerned—and angry—about potential safety concerns. So what’s actually happening to your account, why is everyone up in arms, and can you opt out of the new addition? Here’s everything you need to know, in the latest …

“My heart is full of so much sadness and sorrow, but also so much love and gratitude. I got 14,501 days with that man and I know that is such a blessing,” the metal legend’s youngest child wrote Just over two weeks after the death of his father, Ozzy Osbourne, the metal legend’s youngest child, Jack Osbourne, shared a mournful tribute on …

Instagram is rolling out Instagram Map, a new feature that lets users share their most recent active location with others and discover location-based content. The Meta-owned social network is also launching reposts, and making its “Friends” tab in Reels available globally. With its new map feature, Instagram is copying yet another popular feature from Snapchat, after cloning the app’s core …

Instagram is getting several new features that pull from competitors, and it’s updating a controversial feature that it added earlier this year. Starting today, users will have the ability to repost public Reels and grid posts from other accounts. And similar to TikTok, reposts will be collected in a designated tab on your profile and sprinkled into the feeds of …

Instagram is no longer allowing public accounts to go live if they have less than 1,000 followers. Users have been reporting over the past few days that their accounts aren’t eligible for Live broadcast on the app anymore. “We changed the requirements to use this feature,” reads the notice that pops up when people try to host a livestream broadcast …

Dodge made a massive social media mistake over the weekend, and the internet is offering exactly zero forgiveness, with Instagram commenters relentlessly piling on after the brand promoted street takeovers. This is a problem because street takeovers are totally wack, and anyone who participates them should be ashamed of themselves. Having become especially popular during the pandemic, when many streets were …

Instagram accounts that primarily feature images of children, but are run by adult users, will no longer be recommended to “potentially suspicious adults.” The update was announced in a blog post detailing the latest expansion of Meta’s child safety features, which includes new blocking and reporting capabilities for teenagers and additional protections for adult-managed accounts that feature children. Meta has …

Bradley Beal’s Phoenix Suns tenure came to an end on Wednesday when the team agreed to a buyout of the remaining two years on his nine-figure contract. To put a bow on the experience, Beal posted to Instagram a photo with a big grin, running down the floor in a Phoenix Suns uniform with a simple caption – a peace …

Manni L. Perez, the actor who everyone thinks is playing Lucia in Grand Theft Auto 6, has deleted her Instagram account out of nowhere, likely due to an NDA or endless questions from GTA fans. Considering the fact that Grand Theft Auto 6 is almost definitely going to be the biggest video game of all time until the next thing …