From meme creators to the Kardashians, Instagram users have been vocal this week that their feeds are too saturated with irrelevant content. As Instagram’s parent company Meta chases TikTok’s astronomical […]
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We survived four years of a Trump presidency, two years of a global pandemic, the ever-worsening impacts of climate change and the beginnings of a horrific war. But if you […]
Match settles lawsuit with Tinder co-founders for $441 million
Dating app giant Match has settled its lawsuit with a group of Tinder founders and executives for $441 million. The suit, filed in 2018, had alleged that IAC and its then-subsidiary […]
Facebook tests News Feed controls that let people see less from groups and pages
Facebook announced Thursday that it’s running a test to give users a sliver more control over what they see on the platform. Image Credits: Facebook The test will go live […]
Former head of Facebook app Fidji Simo defends company following whistleblower testimony
The former head of the Facebook app, who reported directly to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Fidji Simo, defended the social network at the start of an interview at the WSJ Tech […]
Facebook tests a new option for cross-posting your Facebook feed posts to Instagram
Facebook already allows users to cross-post their Instagram Stories and Reels to Facebook. Now it’s testing a new feature that would see posts flowing in the other direction, too. The […]
Instagram ditches the IGTV brand, combines everything but Reels into an ‘Instagram Video’ format
Instagram head Adam Mosseri recently said was “no longer a photo-sharing app,” noting the company was prioritizing a shift into video amid significant competition from TikTok and YouTube. Today, Instagram […]
Tinder’s interactive ‘Swipe Night’ stories return after a 20 million user turnout
Over the last year, Tinder has experimented with creative ways for people to connect beyond just swiping right. Pandemic or not, it’s hard to make the first move — so […]
Instagram adds new controls for limiting ‘sensitive’ content in the Explore tab
Instagram is giving its users a tiny bit more power to see what they want — and not see what they don’t want — in its content discovery hub. The […]
Tinder finally adds a Block Contacts feature
Despite the complications of meeting new people in the midst of a global pandemic, dating apps have shown a recent spike in both downloads and usage. Now, as COVID-19 vaccines […]