Access to major social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat has been intentionally restricted across Afghanistan, according to an internet watchdog. The disruption follows a 48-hour nationwide telecommunications blackout last week, raising concerns about increasing control over digital communication. NetBlocks, a global cybersecurity monitor, confirmed that access had been deliberately limited on multiple mobile […]
Turkey restricts major social media platforms amid rallies
Access to several popular online platforms, including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and WhatsApp, has been restricted across multiple networks in Turkey, internet monitors reported on Monday. The restrictions began late Sunday night, with users facing difficulties accessing these platforms as internet speeds were deliberately throttled. The sudden disruption came at a politically tense moment […]
Instagram launches new feature to link reels like episodes
Instagram has introduced a new feature that lets users link their Reels together, just like episodes in a series. This update allows creators to split a story into multiple short videos and connect them for easier viewing. Viewers can now follow the full sequence of related content without searching manually. Instagram hopes this feature will […]
Instagram brings back ‘likes’ visibility
Instagram just made your social life a lot weirder. The platform has reintroduced a controversial feature where your followers can now see the reels you’ve liked through a new Friends tab in the reels section. This means that whatever content you engage with—whether funny, serious, or even a bit risky—is now visible to your entire […]
Spotify & Instagram team up: Share and play songs without leaving the app
Instagram has introduced a brand-new feature that allows users to share Spotify songs with a 15-second audio preview directly inside their Instagram Stories. Earlier, users could only share Spotify tracks as static images showing the album cover along with a “Play on Spotify” button, which required viewers to leave Instagram and open the Spotify app […]
Meta to launch AI system to detect privacy risks in app updates
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has announced the launch of a new AI-powered system to identify privacy risks in its app updates. The company aims to make the process faster and more efficient by automating up to 90% of the product risk assessment work. According to technology sources, this move is […]
Instagram launches “blend” feature for sharing reels with friends
Instagram has introduced an exciting new feature called “Blend.” This feature allows users to share Reels directly with friends through messaging. Now, you can invite friends to join your Reels sharing in both one-on-one and group chats. With Blend, Instagram suggests Reels based on your interests and those of your friends. This personalized approach makes […]
An artificial intelligence-obsessed photographer who tricked Instagram
PARIS: Jos Avery was given a camera almost four decades ago, sparking a lifelong fascination with photography. But last September he found a new creative outlet, one that led him to deceive thousands of people: the artificial intelligence programme Midjourney, which generates wild and wonderful images from brief text instructions. “Soon after starting with Midjourney, […]
Ushna Shah apologises to all parties involved and shuts off of Instagram
Ushna Shah, a newlywed Pakistani woman, has apologised in public to the photographer she accused of posting her wedding’s intimate photos online. Ushna uploaded a story on Instagram today that appears to be a lengthy note in which she conveyed her displeasure and sense of violation at the disaster the wedding had caused. She said: […]
Instagram fixes bug that suspended users’ accounts last night
Instagram accounts of users were restored after a brief outage last night. The company said it fixed the bug that temporarily suspended users’ accounts without any notice. The Meta-owned company has not clarified what caused the issue. According to the outage tracker, Downdector showed several Instagram users in Pakistan and other countries were facing login […]