Facebook takes down 16,000 groups trading fake reviews after another poke by UK’s CMA
Facebook has removed 16,000 groups that were trading fake reviews on its platform after another intervention by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the regulator said today. The CMA…
How to Use Instagram Story Highlights on a Brand Account
Instagram Story Highlights help users take their most popular and trending content and use it to further personify their brand. Unlike regular Instagram Stories, which disappear after a day, Instagram…
Instagram Shares Tips on Effective Influencer Marketing
Looking to tap into the power of influencer marketing to maximize your social media marketing efforts? Influencer partnerships can have a huge impact on campaign success, especially on more creative,…
Instagram officially launches Remix on Reels, a TikTok Duets-like feature
Instagram today is officially launching a new feature called Remix, which offers a way to record your Reels video alongside a video from another user. The option is similar to…
Instagram Expands IGTV Ads to the UK and Australia
After launching an initial test of IGTV ads with US creators in May last year, Instagram has now announced an expansion of the program, with selected creators in the UK…
7 Instagram Contest Ideas to Grow Brand Awareness
Instagram accounts that hold contests can achieve up to 70% faster follower growth than accounts that don’t hold contests. If you want a popular Instagram account, coming up with and…
Instagram and WhatsApp hit by outage
Instagram and WhatsApp experienced an apparent outage on Friday. It began around 1:40 p.m. ET and lasted for more than half an hour. WhatsApp was unable to connect to the…
Instagram adds new teen safety tools as competition with TikTok heats up
Earlier this year, TikTok made an update to its privacy settings and defaults to further lock down the app for its teenage users. This morning, Instagram followed suit with teen-focused…
Facebook to label all COVID-19 vaccine posts with pointer to official info
Facebook will soon label all posts discussing the coronavirus vaccination with a pointer to official information about COVID-19, it said today. It also revealed it has implemented some new “temporary”…
Facebook targets emerging markets with the launch of Instagram Lite, an Android app that takes up just 2MB, in 170 countries
Growth for Facebook is coming from the developing world, and so the social network today made another key move to cater better to consumers in those countries. After nearly three…