Instagram removes optional end-to-end encryption feature: Here’s what users should do now?
- 08-May-2026
An essential feature, which was released in 2023 for enhanced privacy, as an optional setting, is now being removed by Meta. Messages will now return to standard encryption, meaning Meta can technically access content such as texts, photos, videos and voice notes if required. End-to-end encryption ensures only the sender and receiver can read messages. […]
Instagram tests new Instants app for disappearing photos and videos
- 27-Apr-2026
Instagram is quietly exploring a new app called “Instants,” expanding its efforts into spontaneous, easygoing social sharing—similar to Snapchat, BeReal, and Locket. Currently available in Italy and Spain on iOS and Android, this app focuses on sharing raw photos and videos that vanish after a single view within 24 hours. As detailed in its Google […]
Instagram Flash III Filter: Here’s How to Transform Your Images Into Retro-Style Visuals
- 19-Apr-2026
Instagram, one of the most widely used social media platforms, has a habit of keeping its audience engaged through constant feature drops and visual tweaks, and the latest one doing the rounds is the Instagram Flash III filter, which is quickly becoming a familiar sight across feeds. The Instagram Flash III filter is designed to […]
Instagram launches AI tool to turn static photos into videos
- 24-Mar-2026
Instagram has introduced a new AI-driven feature that allows users to turn static photo carousels in Stories into smooth, animated video transitions. Dubbed “AI Transition,” the tool utilizes generative AI to morph between multiple still images, creating a seamless moving sequence that appears as a short video. To access the feature, users must agree to […]
Instagram debuts ‘IG for TV’ with autoplay Reels and personalized channels
- 17-Dec-2025
Beyond mobile, Instagram is extending Reels viewing to the living room, the social network announced on Tuesday. The company is introducing IG for TV, a new experience that lets users watch Reels on their television, launching first on Amazon Fire TV. By bringing Reels to TVs, Instagram is directly challenging YouTube’s dominance in the large-screen […]
Meta emerges victorious in FTC lawsuit over Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions
- 19-Nov-2025
Meta appeared to be victorious on Tuesday in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit filed five years ago over its purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg, in an opinion released, wrote that the FTC did not prove that Meta was violating antitrust law when it bought Instagram […]
Paris Jackson calls her Instagram “chaos”
- 16-Nov-2025
Paris Jackson has opened up about showing her vulnerable side on social media, offering a candid take on her unfiltered online presence. While attending GQ’s Men of the Year event, an Entertainment Tonight correspondent complimented Paris Jackson on keeping her social feeds authentic, saying she admired Jackson’s “unfiltered” approach. Jackson, however, responded with a lighthearted […]
TikTok gets Instagram-style broadcast channels with new ‘Bulletin Board’ feature
- 14-Nov-2025
TikTok announced on Thursday the launch of a new feature called “bulletin board,” which allows brands and creators to share public, one-to-many messages with their followers. Essentially, “bulletin board” is TikTok’s equivalent of Instagram’s broadcast channels feature, introduced in 2023. Similar to broadcast channels on Instagram, only the creator of a “bulletin board” can post […]
Instagram now lets users to see ‘watched Reels’
- 25-Oct-2025
Instagram announced on Friday that it will now allow users to view their previously watched Reels through a new “Watch History” feature. TikTok has had a similar feature for years. This addition lets users find videos they might not have saved, such as when they’re interrupted during a Reel, accidentally close the app, or get […]
Feroze Khan’s Instagram account is ‘hacked’
- 02-Oct-2025
Showbiz heartthrob Feroze Khan warned fans about his ‘hacked’ Instagram account after a concerning post about his marriage crisis went viral. Feroze Khan took social media by surprise on Wednesday night, when a text story about marital issues between him and his second wife, Dr Zainab, was shared on his official Instagram handle, only to […]