Florida sheriff fed up with prank school threats; vows to 'perp walk' both parents and students
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said his agency has spent nearly $21,000 in recent days investigating bogus school threats posted on social media.
Instagram profiles getting a musical update reminiscent of Myspace
Instagram’s new feature lets users decide to play or stop a song on their profiles. Here's how it works.
'Selfie control' Instagram filter helps you judge distance from wildlife
A new Instagram filter, called the "Selfie Control" app, is helping visitors to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks maintain safe distances from wildlife while taking photos.
Kevin Costner not returning to 'Yellowstone': 'It was something that really changed me'
Kevin Costner announced through Instagram that he will not return for another season of ‘Yellowstone.’
Instagram testing 'unskippable' ads feature that you can't scroll past
Instagram users would have to watch the full ad before scrolling through content on their feeds under the tested feature.
Uvalde families sue Call of Duty maker, Instagram parent company
The suit claims that the technology companies have given the gun industry “unprecedented, direct, 24/7 access to children" in an effort to extend their market to children.
Instagram is cracking down on teen sextortion – here's what that means
Recent high-profile cases include two Nigerian brothers who pleaded guilty to sexually extorting teen boys in Michigan on Instagram, including one who took his own life.
Instagram stopped recommending political content – now social media users are noticing
Instagram changed its political content algorithm in February, but users are taking note now. Here's how to change the settings on the app.
Instagram will soon let you create polls in your comments section
First animated GIFs, now polls. The Instagram comment section is getting more interactive.
Instagram labels would identify Meta AI-generated images: report
The move comes after Meta and other AI leaders pledged to adopt safety measures last month.
Meta adds new parental supervision tools for Instagram, but is it enough?
The changes come as social media companies face scrutiny over how they impact teens' mental health. But the new features require teens — and parents — to opt-in, raising questions about its effectiveness.
Instagram explains how it ranks the content you see
Instagram recently addressed how the app decides what content you see on your Feed, Stories, Reels and Explore page. It also addressed concerns of people being “shadowbanned."
Instagram back online after temporary outage: 'Sorry for the trouble'
The company did not specify what caused the outage.
Instagram users could be seeing more ads
Would more ads drive Instagram users away? Some say yes, but Meta hopes they've found a way to make the ads useful.
Stranded By Southwest: TikToker details journey home after flight cancellations
Jordan-Paige's TikTok video has gone viral after she documented her struggle to make it home amid the Southwest Airlines debacle. She spoke with LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow about the travel nightmare.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down in apparent major outage; Twitter CEO responds
Facebook and its apps Instagram and Whatsapp appeared to be experiencing issues on Monday that resulted in connection trouble and the inability to load newsfeeds for thousands of users around the world, according to the company. Meanwhile, Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down in apparent major outage, Twitter CEO responds
Facebook and its apps Instagram and Whatsapp appeared to be experiencing issues on Monday that resulted in connection trouble and the inability to load newsfeeds for thousands of users around the world, according to the company. Meanwhile, Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down.