Instagram Updates

[Navjot Singh]

You’ll have to tell Instagram your birthday to keep using the app

The company will also use AI to see if you’re lying.

www.theverge.com

 

[SVK]

Real birthday?

 

[Sushubh]

Asking for Birthdays on Instagram | About Instagram

Instagram is asking for birthdays to ensure age-appropriate experiences and enhance safety features for young people on the platform.

about.instagram.com

We recognize some people may give us the wrong birthday, and we’re developing new systems to address this. As we shared recently, we’re using artificial intelligence to estimate how old people are based on things like “Happy Birthday” posts. In the future, if someone tells us they’re above a certain age, and our technology tells us otherwise, we’ll show them a menu of options to verify their age. This work is still in the early stages, and we look forward to sharing more soon.

 

[Jonas]

Aadhaar card mang lo yar. Crime bhi kam ho jayenge.

 

[Sushubh]

Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show

Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public. Part 2 in a series offering an unparalleled look inside the social-media giant’s failings—and its unwillingness or inability to address them.

www.wsj.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

Facebook knows Instagram harms teens. Now, its plan to open the app to kids looks worse than ever | TechCrunch

Facebook is in the hot seat again. The Wall Street Journal published a powerful multi-part series on the company this week, drawing from internal

techcrunch.com

Instagram puts kids version 'on ice' after critical backlash | TechCrunch

The head of Instagram has just announced that it's "pausing" a planned version of the social media software aimed at those younger than 13. The

techcrunch.com

Pausing “Instagram Kids” & Parental Supervision Tools | About Instagram

Update on pausing “Instagram Kids” and building parental supervision tools for a safer experience for users under 13.

about.instagram.com

• We believe building “Instagram Kids” is the right thing to do, but we're pausing the work.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Instagram testing feature to notify users of outage or issue inside app

Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Monday it is testing a feature to notify users of outages or technical issues directly on the photo-sharing app, days after two outages disrupted the social media giant's services.

www.reuters.com

 

[Sushubh]

Instagram has largely replaced TikTok in India, and erased working-class creators

“TikTok was a canteen; Instagram is a café. But the canteen has better food, and the café serves costly coffee that not everyone drinks.”

restofworld.org

 

[Jonas]

I think Instagram messaging was down for the last 3 hours.

I was wondering if people have gone offline to celebrate Diwali or have fallen asleep.

 

[Jonas]

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