Instagram trials AI tool to verify age of users
Lawmakers across the world have been vocal in demanding that the social media service protect young people from adult content.
Fri Jun 24 2022
Instagram is getting into the NFT game
Creators will be able to share their NFTs in their News Feed, in stories, or in private messages.
Thu May 12 2022
Instagram can no longer be accessed in Russia
This ban comes more than a week after the measures taken restricting Facebook and Twitter.
Tue Mar 15 2022
Instagram tightens teen defenses as US hearing looms
Instagram tightened protections for teens on the eve of a Senate hearing about whether it is "toxic" for young users.
Wed Dec 08 2021
Instagram hits pause on kids' version after criticism
Facebook is suspending development of a version of its Instagram photo-sharing app for children aged under 13.
Tue Sep 28 2021
Facebook and Instagram to let users hide 'like' counts
Tools being added to the services will let users turn off "like" features on individual posts or all of them, according to Mosseri.
Thu May 27 2021
Instagram will soon enable live streams with multiple participants
Content creators will soon be able to perform live streams with up to four people.
Tue Feb 16 2021
Facebook lets users click to report fake news
Facebook on Thursday unveiled a tool that allows users to report fake news, a move aimed at stemming a wave of misinformation some claim influenced the 2016 US election.
Fri Dec 16 2016
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024