As Microsoft Corp. races to complete its purchase of TikTok, the trendy Chinese app that allows teens to share lip-syncing videos, Facebook’s Instagram debuted its answer to the popular platform on Wednesday (Aug. 5). “Today we’re announcing Instagram Reels, a new way to create and...
Facebook Messenger is looking to make it easier for businesses to interact with customers with a new update, according to a press release. The new update lets users contact businesses any time without even logging into the Facebook app. A new layout design, the company...
Facebook is enabling official music videos on its social media platform in the United States to help users unite over music. Users will have the ability to find, view and distribute music videos from emerging and top musical groups, as well as classics, throughout different...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s speech for the antitrust hearing before Congress on Wednesday (July 29) touts his company’s mission as one of connectivity, boosted by selling ads and debuting new services to connect to users, according to a transcript released by the U.S. House of...
To encourage TikTok users with large followings to use a novel rival offering, Instagram has reportedly extended monetary incentives. Instagram had put generous deals before renowned TikTok creators to harness Reels, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. The platform has “approached a diverse range of...
Potential overreach by European Commission investigators has won Facebook a breather from an intensifying probe by the powerful regulator into alleged unfair competitive practices by Big Tech. The EU General Court has put the kibosh on attempts by EU Commission regulators to force Facebook to...
In his highly anticipated appearance before Congress on Wednesday (July 29), Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to say that the social media mega-company is an American success story. Sources told Bloomberg News that the Facebook founder will tell the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law...
Instagram is debuting a new way to raise money, the company announced in a blog post. The photo- and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook said the new service will allow Instagram users to raise cash for a cause, small business or friend. Instagram...
At a time when TikTok encounters questions from the U.S. government regarding its use of user information, Facebook plans to soon roll out a similar service called Instagram Reels in several countries. The offering will come to the U.S. in addition to over 50 nations in a...
