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Instagram 'Features': You can watch 90-minute podcasts, comedy shows and episodes inside the platform; long-form video option soon

Instagram features: Instagram is testing a new long-form video feature called Features, which will let users watch horizontal videos lasting up to 90 minutes. The platform plans to connect short Reels with full-length podcasts, comedy shows and other videos, allowing viewers to discover longer content and continue watching without leaving…

The Economic Times · Oct 27

Instagram doesn’t know what to do about ‘very worrying’ AI trend sweeping the app, its boss says

Growing numbers of comedians are complaining that others are stealing their routines and putting them in the mouths of AI-generated, attractive women

The Independent UK · Oct 19

Instagram Says It Wants To Give You More Control Of Your Algorithm. Is It Enough?

There is a lot happening in tech this week. Australia has a proposed Digital Duty of Care regime on the table, Apple has unveiled its latest iPhone announcements and Instagram is asking users to look a little more closely at the invisible force deciding which videos appear as soon as…

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 11

Meta settles its alleged social media harm case for $18B — and agrees to massive changes that may be almost impossible to enforce

Meta just settled the huge US multi-state case against it, alleging the social media giant's products harm teens. It's paying $18B— but are the promised product changes enough to truly protect teens?

TechRadar · Aug 26

What’s about to change on Facebook and Instagram: six key takeaways from the end of the Meta trial

Settlement agreement says Meta must make many safety and wellness features the default option for young users

The Guardian - US · Aug 26

Meta agrees to pay $17bn in landmark US child-safety settlement deal

The tech giant agreed one of the largest consumer protection settlements in US history, ending a trial that could have put Zuckerberg on the stand.

Euronews · Aug 26

First Thing: Pause on US immigrant visa leaves thousands of applicants in limbo

All US immigrant visa applications halted as state department moves to tighten restrictions and limit access. Plus tributes pour in for Dolly Parton

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26

Instagram head Adam Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram since 2018, denied any suggestion by U.S. states ​suing Meta that Instagram stalled by not making the "Take a Break" feature the default setting for teenagers until September 2024, nearly three years after its launch.

The Economic Times · Aug 26

Instagram chief admits Meta omitted weak teen safety tool uptake

Adam Mosseri, who oversees Instagram at Meta, admitted in a California court on Tuesday that he touted newly launched safety tools for teens without disclosing low adoption rates from early testing several years ago. When asked if Meta disclosed its low adoption, which only reached 1 or 2 percent of…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

Instagram CEO denies company hid low use of teen safety feature in Meta trial

Adam Mosseri is first top executive from Meta to testify in blockbuster lawsuit brought by 29 US states

The Guardian - US · Aug 26