Category: Instagram
Mario Balotelli celebrates Marseille goal by going live on Instagram
Mario Balotelli has added another chapter to his book of goal celebrations by going live on Instagram after scoring for Marseille. The former Manchester City striker, 28, swept home a remarkable volley for the home side against St-Etienne just 11 minutes into the Ligue 1 game. The Italian then had the presence of mind to…
Action Fraud warns Instagram users about ‘get rich quick’ schemes
Victims of bogus “get rich quick” schemes advertised on Instagram have reported losing a total of more than £3 million since October, Action Fraud warns. Between October 2018 and February 2019, 356 reports were made to Action Fraud. It said the total loss reported to it was £3,168,464 – an average of around £8,900 per…
Instagram boss says site ‘not yet where it needs to be’ on self-harm and suicide content
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has said the social media platform is “not yet where it needs to be” on its handling of content around self-harm and suicide. The head of the Facebook-owned platform said a comprehensive review had been launched by the firm into its policies around such content, and it would begin adding “sensitivity…
Instagram confirms fix after going offline
Instagram has confirmed it has fixed an issue which took parts of the photo-sharing network offline for around two hours early on Tuesday. The Facebook-owned social network said it had “fully resolved” the issue which it said had earlier caused the app to be down “for some users”. Users had earlier taken to other social…
Egg pic overtakes Kylie Jenner to become most liked Instagram post ever
A picture of an egg has become the most liked post ever on Instagram, toppling reality star Kylie Jenner in the process. The image, the only post on the account world_record_egg, shows a single egg on a plain white background. It has amassed more than 25 million likes since being uploaded on January 4 (you…
Instagram’s Horizontal Scrolling is pulled after instant protest
Instagram has pulled a new way for users to scroll through their feed horizontally after it accidentally rolled out the test to a wider number of people than it had intended. Users of the popular photo sharing app noticed that a new option allowing people to tap on the left or right side of their…
Instagram adds voice messaging to Instagram Direct
Instagram has added the ability to send voice messages to its Instagram Direct feature, the chat section of the Facebook-owned app. Users will be able to tap a microphone icon to record and send audio messages to their friends within conversations in Instagram Direct. It will be the first time audio-only communications have been available…
ibis hotels in Switzerland offer Instagram ‘sitters’ to post your holiday photos
Hotel chain ibis has launched a new service that offers guests “social media sitters” to post holiday photos on their behalf. The service has been introduced at 16 hotels in Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland, and offers guests the chance to hire a local Instagram celebrity to take and upload photos for on their behalf.…
Instagram Stories adds Close Friends feature
Instagram users can now post Stories to a chosen close friends as part of an update to the social media app. The platform has introduced Close Friends, a new customisable list of friends which users can choose to share Instagram Stories with, instead of posting to all their followers at once. Instagram says it provides…
Instagram adds accessibility tools for visually impaired users
Instagram has announced the introduction of new accessibility tools designed to help users with visual impairments. The photo-sharing platform is introducing “automatic alternative text” which will describe photos posted to the platform to those who need it. Working with screen readers, it will describe images that appear in the Instagram feed, explore and profile sections.…
