AI for fetishists: Instagram and OnlyFans accounts mimic health defects and raise hundreds of thousands
It seems that the AI craze has gone too far, and it’s not just about disgusting entertainment videos. OnlyFuns and Instagram imitate Down syndrome and other disabilities to gather a specific audience
Instagram founder: «The work of programmers will change dramatically in the next 3 years — they will be left with what AI cannot do»
Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram and now Chief Product Officer at Anthropic, predicts that the work of software engineers will change dramatically in the next three years — and it will be all about artificial intelligence.
Luxury memecoin Dior collapsed by 99% in less than a day
It looks like, fraudsters switched to presidential coins on the brand. The official Instagram account of Dior, which has 46.8 million followers, suddenly advertised its own «luxury» memecoin on the Solana blockchain called Dior Official Coin. In just a few minutes, hundreds of people bought the token, and its value rose to $0.00099. The trading…
Instagram blocks search for political hashtags almost immediately after Trump’s inauguration
The social network Instagram blocked searches for a number of political hashtags, including #democrats, #democrat, #jan6th, #republicans and others. Users who tried to search for these hashtags saw a message that «we have hidden these results» because they «may contain sensitive content».
Instagram will pay up to $50,000 for «exclusive» Reels — published before TikTok
Instagram, amid uncertainty with TikTok, has launched a new bonus program that offers cash rewards to creators who publish videos on Reels earlier than on other platforms.
To replace CapCut: Meta launches video editing program Edits
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the launch of a video editing program called Meta Edits. Currently, the app is being tested by “selected bloggers,” while it is planned to be released to the public in February.
Instagram targets ads to people who have used Meta AI — with their faces in «strange» situations
If you’ve ever edited a photo using Meta AI, you might easily see your face in one of the ads on Instagram.
Australia bans children under 16 from registering on Instagram and TikTok
Australia imposes one of the world’s toughest restrictions on the use of social media.
Discrimination on Instagram: the platform uses «lower quality» video for videos with few views
Some users have noticed that some of their Instagram videos look blurry, while others look sharp. As it turned out, it doesn’t always depend on the quality of the source material. The fact is that on Instagram, video quality depends on the number of views. This was stated by Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri.
Instagram blocked the request «Adam Driver, Megalopolis» with a warning about child sexual abuse
Since yesterday, Instagram and Facebook have blocked the query «Adam Driver, Megalopolis» (Adam driver Megalopolis) in search — with a warning about content that may be related to child sexual abuse.
Meta fined almost $102 million for improper password storage
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) imposed a fine of $101.5 million on Meta. The reason was a violation of the rules for storing user passwords.
Less than three years have passed: Meta bans Russian state media from Facebook and Instagram
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, has announced that it is banning RT and other Russian state media from its platforms.
Cristiano Ronaldo sets a world record by collecting a billion followers on social media
Ronaldo has the most followers on Instgram, almost 640 million.
«Don’t bark at me!»: Chinese robot dog sets a YouTuber on fire because of his behavior
American video blogger IShowSpeed decided to show a Chinese robot dog. When he asked the robot to bark and started barking himself, the dog poured fire on him.
Instagram adds new creative tools: text and images on top of your photos
Instagram has improved its creative tools, allowing users to make their posts more diverse. Thus, the platform now allows users to easily add text and additional images to photos. This applies to both single posts and carousels.
The Indian Navy «revealed» the movement of its nuclear weapons through a yoga picture on Instagram
The Indian Navy has been integrating yoga into its training practices for decades, and recently began offering classes on board its warships — simultaneously flaunting the pictures on Instagram and thus revealing the movement of secret nuclear weapons.
Turkey blocks Instagram without explanation — Media link the decision to the assassination of a Hamas leader
The day before, the country criticized Instagram for massively deleting posts expressing condolences on the death of Hamas leader Ismail Ghani.
Instagram bloggers can create chatbots to respond to messages from followers
The next time you message an author on Instagram — know that artificial intelligence can communicate with you.
«But we are better than Google and OpenAI»: Meta prevents AI from training on Facebook and Instagram posts
Meta Corporation has announced that starting today, it will start training its AI on Facebook and Instagram posts published by citizens of the UK or the European Union.
What happened to Facebook? Meta social networks are drowning in fakes, and generated photos are labeled as real
You’ve probably come across posts on Facebook lately asking you to like your handsome brothers fighting for Ukraine or your grandmother who tied up the tankand baked the world’s largest cake — and if you are familiar with the art of neural networks, you can easily recognize a fake. However, tens of thousands of users actually believe…
Meta has launched an ad on Instagram that can’t be missed
Advertising is Meta’s biggest source of revenue, so the company plans to make it even more intrusive on Instagram.
Instagram will blur the nudes sent to teens in Direct
Instagram will test features that blur messages containing nude images. The main goal of this innovation is to protect teenagers and prevent contact with potential fraudsters.
Canadian school boards sue TikTok, Meta, and SnapChat — platforms interfere with children’s lives and learning
The four largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario have launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta, and SnapChat. They claim that social media platforms interfere with the learning process. The plaintiffs are seeking damages of more than 4 billion Canadian dollars ($2.9 billion) for disrupting student learning and the education system.…
Global problems with Facebook login, and Instagram and Threads feeds are not updating
According to the service Downdetector As of today, a number of popular services and social networks are experiencing malfunctions. For example, Facebook users are complaining about authorization problems. Some also have problems with the app or website.
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