{ "schemaVersion": "1.4.0", "language": "en", "slug": "instagram", "brandKey": "instagram", "canonicalName": "Instagram", "canonicalUrl": "https://brand.com/brand-wiki/instagram", "jsonUrl": "https://brand.com/brand-wiki/instagram/json", "markdownUrl": "https://brand.com/brand-wiki/instagram/md", "name": "Instagram", "oneLiner": "A global social networking service centered on visual media, short-form video, messaging, and creator communities.", "summary": "Instagram is an American social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. Its core experience allows people and organizations to create profiles, publish photographs and videos, follow other accounts, interact through likes and comments, exchange direct messages, and discover content through feeds, search, hashtags, locations, and recommendations. The service is available through mobile applications and the web and operates across international markets in multiple languages.\n\nThe company began in San Francisco as Burbn, a location-based check-in application developed by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. The founders concluded that the product was too similar to existing check-in services and refocused it around mobile photography. They renamed it Instagram, combining the ideas of an instant camera and a telegram. The iOS application launched in October 2010 and attracted users quickly, helped by simple editing tools, filters, an initially square image format, and a lightweight social graph. Instagram reached one million registered users within two months and expanded rapidly during its first years.\n\nFacebook acquired Instagram in 2012 in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $1 billion. Facebook said that Instagram would retain operational independence, although the service subsequently benefited from the parent company’s infrastructure, advertising systems, safety operations, and commercial tools. Android support arrived in April 2012, followed by web profiles and broader browser access later that year. The service gradually moved beyond still photographs: it added video, direct messaging, multi-image posts, Stories, live video, shopping features, creator tools, and short-form video through Reels.\n\nStories, introduced in 2016, enabled users to publish sequences of posts that generally disappear after 24 hours and became a major part of the platform’s daily use. IGTV was launched in 2018 as a destination for longer vertical video but was later discontinued as Meta focused on Reels and other video formats. Reels launched in 2020 amid heightened competition with TikTok and became a core discovery and entertainment format. Instagram also introduced co-watching, Notes, creator subscriptions and monetization tools, expanded messaging, and experimented with verification badges and generative or algorithmic recommendation systems.\n\nInstagram’s business model is primarily advertising-supported. Advertisers can reach audiences through placements in Feed, Stories, Reels, Explore, and elsewhere, while creators and businesses use professional accounts, branded content, product catalogs, shopping tools, and analytics. The service is influential in fashion, beauty, food, travel, entertainment, news, commerce, and political communication. Its visual design and recommendation systems have helped shape influencer marketing and online cultural trends.\n\nThe platform has also faced sustained criticism and regulatory scrutiny. Concerns include the impact of image-based social media on young people’s well-being, the handling of minors’ data, addictive or recommendation-driven design, harassment, misinformation, moderation decisions, illegal content, and changes to visibility and engagement metrics. Meta has responded with safety controls, parental and teen protections, moderation policies, privacy changes, and product experiments such as hiding public like counts. Instagram remains an active service within Meta and one of the world’s best-known consumer internet brands.", "aliases": [ "IG", "Insta" ], "entityType": "product_brand", "l1Slug": "communication-services", "l1": "Communication Services", "l2Slug": "media-entertainment", "l2": "Media & Entertainment", "l3Slug": "interactive-media", "l3": "Interactive Media & Services", "l4Slug": "social-platforms", "l4": "Social Platforms", "country": "United States", "headquarters": null, "operatingMarkets": [ "Global", "India" ], "foundedYear": 2010, "founder": "Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger", "website": "https://www.instagram.com", "websiteHost": "instagram.com", "parentCompany": "Meta Platforms · Inc.", "owner": "Meta Platforms · Inc.", "groupOrHouse": "Meta", "listedStatus": "public", "ticker": "META", "status": "active", "enrichmentStatus": "wiki_ok", "typicalProducts": [ "Photo sharing", "Short-form video", "Stories", "Live video", "Direct messaging", "Creator tools", "Advertising and branded content", "Social commerce" ], "flagshipOfferings": [ "Instagram Feed", "Instagram Stories", "Instagram Reels", "Instagram Direct", "Instagram Live", "Explore" ], "positioning": "A global, mobile-first visual social platform for personal expression, creator discovery, community interaction, entertainment, advertising, and commerce.", "sameAs": [ "https://www.instagram.com" ], "claimStatus": "unverified", "wikiVerified": false, "updatedAt": "2026-11-04T13:17:57.091Z", "generatedAt": "2026-08-21T22:08:53.128Z", "executives": [ { "name": "Adam Mosseri", "title": "Head of Instagram", "isCurrent": true, "startYear": 2018, "endYear": null }, { "name": "Kevin Systrom", "title": "Co-founder and former chief executive officer", "isCurrent": false, "startYear": 2010, "endYear": 2018 }, { "name": "Mike Krieger", "title": "Co-founder and former chief technology officer", "isCurrent": false, "startYear": 2010, "endYear": 2018 } ], "news": [ { "headline": "Meta settles with teen plaintiff", "year": 2026, "eventDate": "2026-10-30", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2026-10-30", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Meta settled with a teen plaintiff who had accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive and harming young people's well-being. The settlement was reported by the plaintiff's attorneys.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1421915-meta-settles-with-teen-as-trial-examines-social-medias-impact-on-mental-health" }, { "headline": "Instagram names Kareem Rahma a 2026 Rings Award winner", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Instagram named creator Kareem Rahma one of 25 winners of its 2026 Rings Awards, a recognition programme celebrating creators for originality, creative risk-taking and cultural impact.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://cairoscene.com/ArtsAndCulture/SubwayTakes-Kareem-Rahma-Wins-Instagram-Rings-Award" }, { "headline": "Instagram tests video uploads up to 90 minutes", "year": 2026, "eventDate": "2026-10-26", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2026-10-26", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram announced that it is testing a new video upload type called “Features,” allowing creators to share videos up to 90 minutes long.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/watch-out-youtube-instagram-goes-from-short-form-to-90-minute-videos/" }, { "headline": "Meta apologizes for suspending the No Kings Instagram account", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Meta apologized for suspending the “No Kings” Instagram account and said the suspension was caused by a high increase in bot traffic.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://drudge.com/news/295090/meta-apologizes-suspending-no-kings" }, { "headline": "Meta introduces multi-slide carousel editor in Instagram Edits app", "year": 2026, "eventDate": "2026-10-09", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2026-10-09", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Meta announced a major upgrade to Instagram's standalone Edits app, introducing an interactive carousel editor that lets creators arrange photos, video clips, and typography on a unified multi-slide canvas. The feature is currently rolling out on iOS with Android support scheduled to follow, and enables direct publishing of high-resolution carousels to Instagram without local file rendering.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://adgully.com/post/21989/meta-introduces-multi-slide-carousel-canvas-in-edits-app-for-advanced-instagram-post-design" }, { "headline": "Meta discloses action against 33.2 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content in H1 2026", "year": 2026, "eventDate": "2026-10-07", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2026-10-07", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Meta announced on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, that it took action against 33.2 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content on Facebook and Instagram in the first half of 2026, with more than 97% of that content found by its systems before users reported it; in India, it acted on 5.3 million pieces during the same period, with more than 98% detected before user reports.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/meta-rolls-out-new-ai-tools-to-detect-ads-that-secretly-lead-to-child-sexual-abuse-material/" }, { "headline": "Class action filed against Meta over alleged harm to children", "year": 2026, "eventDate": "2026-10", "datePrecision": "month", "publishedAt": "2026-10-21", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "A class action was filed in an Australian court against Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram. The plaintiffs allege the platforms exposed children to harmful content and used algorithms that kept them addictive; they are seeking compensation.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://ksevradio.com/meta-sued-in-australia-class-action-over-alleged-social-media-harm-to-children/" }, { "headline": "Instagram rolls out feature to add tagged posts to main profile grid", "year": 2026, "eventDate": "2026-09-10", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2026-09-10", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram began rolling out a feature that lets users add posts they are tagged in directly to their main profile grid, starting September 10, 2026.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/instagrams-latest-feature-lets-you-add-tagged-posts-to-your-profile-grid/" }, { "headline": "Meta launches Meta AI native Mac app in beta", "year": 2026, "eventDate": "2026-08-20", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2026-08-19", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Meta launched a new Meta AI app for Mac in beta, aimed at businesses and content creators, integrated with Facebook and Instagram, with window-sharing screen capture, system-wide dictation, analytics tools, and Google Workspace connectivity for professional accounts. Meta also added new Meta AI features for business users across its platforms.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/digi/2026-08-20/doc-ininxeix6811829.shtml" }, { "headline": "Bank Leumi sues Meta for NIS 26.6 million over scam ads", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Bank Leumi filed a NIS 26.6 million lawsuit against Meta in Tel Aviv District Court, alleging that fraudulent advertisements impersonating the bank on Facebook and Instagram are used to steal customers' sensitive information and access their accounts, and that Meta's screening and monitoring systems are insufficient to detect and prevent the scams.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2587006/fraud-fight-bank-leumi-sues-meta-for-nis-26-6-million-over-facebook-instagram-scam-ads.html" }, { "headline": "Instagram unveils first new logo in a decade", "year": 2026, "eventDate": "2026-08-13", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Instagram introduced its first new logo in a decade, announced on August 13 by Instagram head Adam Mosseri. The new wordmark is described as \"cleaner and more modern\" and \"sharper,\" while still referencing the original logo's simplicity and craft. Some users criticized the design, particularly noting that the \"r\" resembles a \"z.\"", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://790waeb.iheart.com/content/2026-08-13-instagram-unveils-first-new-logo-in-a-decade/" }, { "headline": "New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": "2026-08-07", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "A New Mexico court ordered Meta Platforms to pay $567 million over alleged harms to young users on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. The order followed a March jury verdict finding that Meta knowingly harmed children's mental health and concealed information related to child sexual exploitation on its platforms.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.newkerala.com/news/a/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-pay-567-million-992.htm" }, { "headline": "New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million and change youth-safety measures", "year": 2026, "eventDate": "2026-08-06", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2026-08-07", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "A New Mexico judge ruled that Meta created a public nuisance and ordered it to pay $567 million into an abatement fund and implement youth-safety measures for Facebook and Instagram in the state. The court found that WhatsApp was not a contributing cause of the public nuisance and did not subject it to the same orders. Meta said it disagreed with the ruling and would appeal.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/meta-fined-567m-in-new-mexico-over-public-nuisance-designation-harm-minors" }, { "headline": "Instagram rolls out parental safety tools in the U.S.", "year": 2022, "eventDate": "2022-03-16", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2022-03-16", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Meta introduced Family Center, a hub of safety and supervision tools for parents, starting with Instagram. The tools rolled out in the U.S. on the day of the report.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/16/instagram-rolls-out-new-safety-tools-for-parents/" }, { "headline": "Meta launches Instagram parental supervision tools in the US", "year": 2022, "eventDate": "2022-03-16", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2022-03-16", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Meta launched parental supervision tools in the United States for parents to manage teenagers’ social media activity on Instagram.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/4834377" }, { "headline": "Minuteman Press launches a $1,000 Instagram contest", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Minuteman Press International announced an Instagram contest offering a $1,000 prize to one randomly selected winner. The contest was open to U.S. residents and ran through March 31, 2022.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://whattheythink.com/news/109597-minuteman-press-international-announces-1000-giveaway-instagram-contest/" }, { "headline": "WeedTube launches petition seeking changes to Instagram guidelines", "year": 2022, "eventDate": "2022-03-02", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2022-03-02", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "WeedTube launched a petition demanding that Instagram end what the petition describes as strict censorship of cannabis-related content and update its Community Guidelines to treat legally operating cannabis businesses equally.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/legal-cannabis-industry-launches-petition-demanding-updates-to-instagrams-community-guidelines-301494118.html" }, { "headline": "Family files lawsuit against Instagram over teen’s incarceration", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "A teen and her family filed a lawsuit against Instagram and a school, alleging that Instagram refused to promptly provide information or cooperate with investigating officers after a classmate used the teen’s information to create an account and send threats.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://kmel.iheart.com/featured/dc/content/2022-02-18-family-sues-instagram-after-13-year-old-black-girl-jailed/" }, { "headline": "Texas sues Meta over biometric data collection", "year": 2022, "eventDate": "2022-02-14", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2022-02-14", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta collected and stored Texans' biometric identifiers for commercial purposes without informed consent. Meta called the lawsuit “without merit.” The allegations are not presented as a court determination.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/14/texas-sues-meta-over-facebooks-facial-recognition-practices" }, { "headline": "Meta clarifies it has no plan to exit Europe", "year": 2022, "eventDate": "2022-02-08", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2022-02-07", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "After its report prompted widespread coverage, Meta said it had no plan to withdraw from the European market and was seeking a solution for transferring users’ personal data between the EU and the US.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.eprice.com.hk/tech/talk/1141/28432/1" }, { "headline": "Meta updates avatars across its platforms", "year": 2022, "eventDate": "2022-01-31", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2022-01-31", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Meta announced updated 3D avatars for Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, adding accessibility features including wheelchairs and hearing aids and allowing users to use the same avatar across Meta platforms. The update was available to users in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/31/meta-brings-3d-avatars-to-instagram-rolls-out-new-options-for-facebook-and-messenger/" }, { "headline": "Instagram introduces profile banners for upcoming livestreams", "year": 2022, "eventDate": "2022-01-26", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2022-01-26", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram announced a new profile banner feature that displays a user's upcoming livestreams and lets followers subscribe for reminders.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/26/instagram-rolls-out-a-new-profile-banner-to-display-users-upcoming-live-streams/" }, { "headline": "Connecticut mother files lawsuit against Meta and Snap over alleged social-media harms", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": "2022-01-22", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Tammy Rodriguez filed a lawsuit against Meta and Snap in San Francisco federal court, alleging that their social-media platforms contributed to her 11-year-old daughter's suicide and that her use of Instagram and Snapchat was tied to several mental-health harms. These are allegations in the complaint, not stated court findings.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/connecticut-mother-sues-meta-snap-203802148.html" }, { "headline": "Instagram launches an early test of Subscriptions", "year": 2022, "eventDate": "2022-01-19", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2022-01-19", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram launched an early test of Instagram Subscriptions with a small group of U.S. creators, allowing them to offer followers paid access to exclusive Live videos and Stories.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/19/instagram-launches-early-test-of-creator-subscriptions-in-the-u-s/" }, { "headline": "Meta loses bid to dismiss FTC antitrust lawsuit", "year": 2022, "eventDate": "2022-01-12", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Meta lost its attempt to dismiss a US Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawsuit that could require the company to sell WhatsApp and Instagram.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.coastfm.co.uk/news/technology/facebook-loses-attempt-to-dismiss-antitrust-lawsuit" }, { "headline": "Russian court fines Meta Platforms over content removal", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-12-24", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-12-27", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "A Moscow court fined Meta Platforms $27.1 million on the same grounds as Google's fine. Russia's communications watchdog said Facebook and Instagram had failed to remove 2,000 pieces of content that violate Russian laws.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://iol.co.za/technology/2021-12-27-russian-court-fines-alphabets-google-and-meta-platforms/" }, { "headline": "Meta files lawsuit over phishing attacks targeting its platforms", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-12-20", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-12-20", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Meta filed a federal lawsuit in California court seeking to disrupt phishing attacks that targeted users of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta said the campaign used nearly 40,000 websites impersonating the platforms’ login pages to collect users’ credentials.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-sues-people-behind-facebook-and-instagram-phishing/" }, { "headline": "Meta announces ‘Good Ideas Deserve to be Found’ campaign", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-12-05", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-12-05", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Meta announced a campaign featuring stories of business owners using its technologies for social purpose and impact. The campaign highlights how personalised ads help people discover small businesses on Facebook and Instagram.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://punchng.com/meta-launches-campaign-to-tell-business-owners-stories/" }, { "headline": "Instagram announces discontinuation of Threads app", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-11-19", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-11-19", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram announced that it would remove its standalone Threads messaging app from the App Store and Google Play Store starting November 23, with support ending by December. Users messaging on Threads would be redirected to the main Instagram app, where Threads features would be available.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/instagram-to-discontinue-threads-app-two-years-after-launch-1878570-2021-11-19" }, { "headline": "Instagram launches Safe Stree and My Kanoon campaigns in India", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-11-11", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Instagram rolled out the Safe Stree and My Kanoon campaigns in India. Safe Stree promotes awareness of platform safety features, while My Kanoon informs young people about legal rights and protections. The campaigns feature creators and involve partners Yuvaa, Pink Legal, Nyayaa and We The Young.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.afaqs.com/news/digital/instagram-launches-two-campaigns-to-help-young-people-be-safe-online" }, { "headline": "Instagram reports plans for creator subscriptions", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-11-09", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-11-09", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram was reported to be preparing an in-app subscription service that would let users pay for creators’ exclusive content; the service was not reported as launched.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-11-09/doc-iktzqtyu6348119.shtml" }, { "headline": "Phhhoto files antitrust lawsuit against Facebook", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-11-06", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-11-06", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Phhhoto filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, alleging that Facebook and Instagram cloned its app and used their market share in ways that caused Phhhoto's business to fall behind. Meta's spokesperson said the suit was without merit and that Meta would defend itself vigorously.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2021-11/54414171-facebook-sued-by-photo-app-phhhoto-and-crushed-the-company-lawsuit-020.htm" }, { "headline": "Phhhoto sues Meta over alleged Instagram feature copying", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-11-06", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-11-06", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Phhhoto sued Meta, alleging that Facebook copied its photo app’s feature for Instagram’s Boomerang and blocked Phhhoto from Instagram’s API and post recommendations. Meta said the suit was without merit and that it would defend itself.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/photo-app-sues-meta-for-copying-its-main-feature-for-instagram" }, { "headline": "WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook experience service outage", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-10-04", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-10-04", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "WhatsApp said it was working to restore its service after users reported an outage; the article also reported that Instagram and Facebook services were down for the majority of users.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/story/whatsapp-server-down-instagram-facebook-1860726-2021-10-04" }, { "headline": "Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp experience global outage", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-10-04", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-10-05", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp experienced a global outage lasting almost six hours; services began coming back online on Tuesday. WhatsApp apologized to users and said it was gradually restoring service and would provide further updates.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/facebook-apologises-for-outage-blaming-faulty-configuration-change-3407326" }, { "headline": "Instagram pauses plans for Instagram Kids", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-09-30", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-09-30", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram announced that it was pausing Instagram Kids, a planned child-focused product, to take more time to speak with parents and experts about how to develop the experience.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.extremetech.com/internet/327714-facebook-faces-backlash-for-targeting-tweens-via-instagram-for-kids" }, { "headline": "Facebook responds to reports criticizing user safety and misinformation", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-09-22", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-09-21", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook responded to media reports alleging that it failed to keep users safe and that its platform spread misinformation and hate speech. The company cited its spending and staffing on safety and security, while Nick Clegg called the reporting unfair and disputed its characterization of Facebook's research and actions.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/894253-facebook-responds-to-reports-of-users-security-misinformation-hate-speech" }, { "headline": "Instagram teen research findings reported", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-09-15", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-09-15", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "A Wall Street Journal report, which Facebook did not dispute, described internal research finding that Instagram worsened body-image concerns and was blamed by some teenagers for increased anxiety and depression.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58570353" }, { "headline": "Armslist sues Facebook and Instagram over ban", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": "2021-08-15", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Armslist sued Facebook and Instagram over their banishment of the site. The lawsuit alleges that Armslist and its sister company were cut off based solely on their politics and support of gun ownership rights.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2021/08/15/armslist-sues-facebook-instagram-over-banishment-n48855" }, { "headline": "Instagram restores posts of film poster and apologizes", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-08-11", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-08-11", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "After removing posts showing the Madres Paralelas poster for violating its nudity rules, Instagram said it restored posts sharing the poster under an artistic-context exception and apologized for the confusion.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.dailymail.com/usshowbiz/article-9884843/Instagram-apologises-deleting-film-poster-promoting-Penelope-Cruzs-latest-movie.html" }, { "headline": "Instagram launched a Parents Guide in Tamil", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-07-29", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-07-29", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram launched a Parents Guide in Tamil for people across Tamil Nadu, intended to inform parents about safety features on the platform.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/instagram-launches-a-parents-guide-in-tamil-to-inform-guardians-of-safety-measures-on-platform/articleshow/84857142.cms" }, { "headline": "Instagram introduces new safety settings for young users", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Instagram introduced new safety settings for young users, including private-by-default accounts for users under 16, limits on some adults’ interactions with teens, and restrictions on advertisers’ ability to target teenagers.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://koacolorado.iheart.com/content/2021-07-27-instagram-launches-new-safety-measures-to-protect-teenage-users/" }, { "headline": "Shannon Beador sues Facebook over alleged commercial use of her image", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Shannon Storms Beador filed court papers against Facebook Inc., alleging that diet-supplement sellers used her image on Facebook and Instagram without permission, misleading consumers into believing she endorsed the products. The suit also names unnamed defendants and seeks unspecified damages.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2021-07-08-rhoc-personality-sues-social-media-giant-over-commercial-image-use/" }, { "headline": "Russia fines Facebook and Instagram", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-06-11", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-06-11", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Russia’s communications regulator said Facebook and Instagram had been fined millions of rubles for failing to remove prohibited content and for non-compliance with Russian data-localization legislation.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.medianama.com/2021/06/223-russia-instagram-facebook/" }, { "headline": "Facebook and Gucci sue over counterfeit goods", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "Facebook and Gucci jointly filed a lawsuit against the person responsible for an international counterfeit operation that allegedly used Facebook and Instagram to promote and sell products bearing the Gucci brand.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2021/0427/1242960.shtml" }, { "headline": "Instagram launches Drops shopping feature in the United States", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-05-27", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-05-26", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram announced Drops, a shopping feature for discovering and buying products and receiving sales alerts. The feature is available in the Instagram app in the United States on iOS and Android, but not on the web.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-05-27/doc-ikmyaawc7730199.shtml" }, { "headline": "Facebook and Instagram face criticism over removal of pro-Palestine posts", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-05-26", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-05-26", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "The article reported that users and human rights groups alleged that Facebook and Instagram removed hundreds of pro-Palestine posts, with many removals reportedly unexplained. Facebook said some recent glitches had affected sharing and content visibility, and its vice president apologized for mistakenly labeling some posts as incitement to violence.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/26/pro-palestine-censorship-facebook-instagram" }, { "headline": "Instagram debuts #RethinkOurInfluence campaign", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-05-07", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-05-07", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram debuted its #RethinkOurInfluence campaign and rolled out a custom augmented reality filter on its @creators account as part of its Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration. The company said it would run ads spotlighting the creative and create a campaign film later in the month.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.adweek.com/social-marketing/instagram-debuts-rethinkourinfluence-campaign/" }, { "headline": "Instagram announces DM filtering and blocking tools", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-04-21", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-04-21", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram announced tools that let users filter message requests for abusive words, phrases and emojis and block people who try to contact them from new accounts. The blocking feature was due to go live globally in the coming weeks; DM filtering was scheduled to roll out first in seven named countries.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/21/instagram-launches-tools-to-filter-out-abusive-dms-based-on-keywords-and-emojis-and-to-block-people-even-on-new-accounts/" }, { "headline": "Instagram launches the “Instagram for Vietnam” campaign", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-04-19", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-04-19", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram launched the “Instagram for Vietnam” campaign, which is intended to promote stories of Vietnamese youth and contribute to developing a dynamic and creative generation.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/04/19/facebook-launches-039instagram-for-vietnam039-campaign" }, { "headline": "Facebook launches #MonthofGood Ramadan campaign", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-04-17", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-04-17", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook launched its global #MonthofGood campaign for Ramadan across its family of apps, with activations focused on kindness, community and charity.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.arabnews.com/media/facebook-launches-monthofgood-campaign-for-ramadan-1844346" }, { "headline": "Instagram responds to weight-loss search suggestions", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": "2021-04-15", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram apologized after its search feature recommended diet-related content, including content about appetite suppressants and fasting, to users with eating disorders. The company said weight-loss terms should not have appeared and that it had taken steps to prevent them from appearing.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-9475353/Instagram-apologises-mistake-diet-content-recommended-users-eating-disorder.html" }, { "headline": "Instagram apologized and removed harmful search suggestions", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-04-15", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-04-15", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram apologized after its search feature prompted some people with eating disorders to search for weight-loss terms such as “appetite suppressant.” Facebook, which owns Instagram, said the inclusion of the terms was an oversight and that they had been removed in an update.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/15/instagram-apologises-for-promoting-weight-loss-content-to-users-with-eating-disorders" }, { "headline": "Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp sue over allegedly infringing domain names", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-04-15", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-04-16", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp filed a complaint in Pennsylvania against New Ventures Services Corp. and individuals, alleging that they registered and profited from domain names identical or confusingly similar to the brands’ trademarks. The allegations are claims in the complaint, not court findings.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://lawstreetmedia.com/news/tech/facebook-sues-for-trademark-infringement-over-domain-names/" }, { "headline": "Instagram partners with Hala Al-Abbasi on Ramadan stickers", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-04-12", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-04-13", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram teamed up with Bahraini artist Hala Al-Abbasi on three Ramadan stickers, which were released on Monday.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.arabnews.com/art-culture/instagram-partners-with-bahraini-artist-hala-al-abbasi-on-ramadan-stickers-1842126" }, { "headline": "Instagram launches Remix feature", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-03-31", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-03-31", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram launched Remix, a feature within its Reels product that lets creators make Reels alongside existing ones.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/31/instagram-launches-tiktok-duet-copycat-feature-called-remix/" }, { "headline": "Facebook services experienced an outage", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-03-19", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-03-19", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "A technical issue disrupted access to Facebook services, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Facebook said it resolved the issue for everyone and apologized for the inconvenience.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/business/money-report/facebook-suffers-outage-affects-instagram-and-other-services-as-well/2409981/" }, { "headline": "Russian regulator files administrative cases against online platforms", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-03-09", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-03-09", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Russia's communications and media regulator filed administrative cases against social media and online platforms, alleging that they failed to remove or promptly remove information encouraging minors to engage in unlawful activities. The report identifies Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, VK, OK.ru, Telegram, and YouTube among the platforms involved.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-03-09/doc-ikknscsh9961998.shtml" }, { "headline": "Instagram apologizes for accidentally testing a feature on more accounts than planned", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": null, "publishedDatePrecision": "unknown", "summary": "After users reported that they could no longer see how many likes a picture had, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri apologized on Twitter and said the feature had accidentally been tested on more accounts than planned.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://hot983.iheart.com/featured/tino-cochino-radio/content/2021-03-03-instagram-apologizes-for-hiding-too-many-likes/" }, { "headline": "Instagram Lite adds Reels viewing in India", "year": null, "eventDate": null, "datePrecision": "unknown", "publishedAt": "2021-02-24", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram is rolling out an update to Instagram Lite in India that lets users watch Reels in the Reels tab; users cannot create Reels in the app.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://pocketnow.com/instagram-rolls-out-its-tiktok-clone-reels-to-the-lite-app/" }, { "headline": "Shop Pay expands checkout to Facebook and Instagram Shops", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-02-10", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-02-10", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Shop Pay expanded its checkout option to Facebook and Instagram Shops.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2021/02/10/shopify-expands-shop-pay-capabilities-facebook-social-platforms" }, { "headline": "Shopify expands Shop Pay availability to Facebook and Instagram merchants", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-02-09", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-02-09", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Shopify expanded Shop Pay availability to merchants selling across Facebook and Instagram, making the payment option available outside Shopify's own platform for the first time.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shopify-expands-payment-option-shop-144705050.html" }, { "headline": "Instagram adjusts Reels recommendations for watermarked videos", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-02-09", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-02-09", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram updated its Reels recommendation algorithm to make videos bearing competitors’ watermarks less discoverable in recommended placements.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-9242403/Instagram-updates-Reels-recommendation-algorithm-rank-clips-TikTok-watermarks.html" }, { "headline": "Social media platforms restrict Trump content after Capitol attack", "year": 2021, "eventDate": "2021-01-06", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2021-01-08", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "After the Capitol attack, Twitter locked Donald Trump's account and required removal of three tweets; Facebook removed his video and blocked him from posting for 24 hours, Instagram locked his account for the same period, and YouTube removed the video. The article also reported calls for the platforms to take stronger action over posts linked to violence and false election claims.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/mob-storms-capitol-as-facebook-twitter-roles-come-under-fire/" }, { "headline": "The New York Times launched Shattered Crosswords on Instagram", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-12-22", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-12-22", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "The New York Times launched “Shattered Crosswords,” an augmented-reality crossword game on Instagram. Players can find and solve clues by viewing and rotating broken crossword pieces in augmented reality.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/22/the-new-york-times-launches-an-ar-enabled-crossword-on-instagram/" }, { "headline": "US antitrust enforcers sue Facebook and seek divestitures", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-12-09", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-12-10", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "US federal and state antitrust enforcers filed suit against Facebook, claiming it abused its dominant position and seeking to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The article reports the allegations and requested relief, not a determination on the claims.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2020/12/10/us-govt-sues-fb-for-predatory-behaviour-wants-it-to-divest-instagram-whatsapp" }, { "headline": "FTC sues Facebook over alleged monopolization", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-12-09", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-12-09", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "The US Federal Trade Commission sued Facebook, alleging illegal monopolization and anticompetitive conduct. The FTC sought a permanent injunction and asked the court to require divestiture of assets including Instagram and WhatsApp; these were requests, not a reported court determination.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.slashgear.com/ftc-sues-facebook-for-illegal-monopolization-instagram-and-whatsapp-at-risk-09650464/" }, { "headline": "Facebook updates policy to remove false vaccine claims", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-12-03", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-12-03", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook updated its misinformation policy and said it would remove false claims about COVID-19 vaccines that public health experts had debunked across Facebook and Instagram. It gave examples including false claims about vaccine safety, efficacy, ingredients or side effects, and conspiracy theories it said were false.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/facebook-pledges-to-remove-false-claims-about-covid-19-vaccines/" }, { "headline": "ThumbStopper announces advertising support for local retailers", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-11-19", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-11-19", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "ThumbStopper announced it would provide four randomly selected retailers with $500 worth of Facebook and Instagram advertising spend, campaign management, and reporting in support of Small Business Saturday.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.prweb.com/releases/thumbstopper_donates_advertising_costs_and_services_to_local_businesses_for_small_business_saturday/prweb17554703.htm" }, { "headline": "Turkey fines social media platforms for failure to appoint local representatives", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-11-04", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-11-04", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Turkey ordered Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube and TikTok to pay 10 million lira each for failing to comply with the requirement to appoint representatives in Turkey.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.arabnews.com/media/turkey-hits-social-media-giants-with-1m-fines-1758471" }, { "headline": "Facebook rolls out offline-to-online guide for Indian small businesses", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-11-04", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-11-04", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook said it had rolled out a free, publicly available offline-to-online guide for small and medium businesses in India, along with other resources. The guide covers Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and is available in Hindi and English.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/social-media/facebook-launches-dedicated-offline-to-online-smb-guide/article33020889.ece" }, { "headline": "Instagram says it will update nudity policy after racial-bias accusations", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-10-25", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-10-25", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram said it would update its nudity policy after accusations that it censored a plus-size model. The source reports the accusations but does not establish a finding that the alleged censorship occurred.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/national-news/18820689.instagram-updates-nudity-policy-models-racial-bias-campaign/" }, { "headline": "Instagram rolls out badges for live videos", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-10-20", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-10-20", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Instagram began rolling out purchasable badges in Instagram Live to an initial group of over 50,000 creators. Fans can buy badges during live videos to stand out in comments and show support.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/20/instagram-rolls-out-fan-badges-for-live-videos-expands-igtv-ads-test/" }, { "headline": "Facebook updates Messenger API for Instagram business messaging", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-10-19", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-10-19", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook announced an update to its Messenger API allowing businesses to manage Instagram communications through applications and workflows they already use for Facebook conversations. The updated API entered beta testing with selected businesses, and new Instagram features also enable automated responses to common questions.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/19/facebook-introduces-a-new-messenger-api-with-support-for-instagram/" }, { "headline": "Irish regulator opens probes into Instagram’s handling of children’s data", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-10-19", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-10-19", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Ireland’s Data Protection Commission began two investigations into Instagram’s processing of users’ personal data under 18, including its legal basis, safeguards, and child account settings. The probes followed complaints identifying potential concerns; no findings are reported.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/19/irish-watchdog-probes-instagram-over-protection-of-children-s-data" }, { "headline": "Facebook sues BrandTotal and Unimania over alleged data scraping", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-10-01", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-10-02", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook filed a lawsuit against BrandTotal and Unimania, accusing them of using browser extensions to scrape account information from Facebook and Instagram users and sending the data to a shared server. The article reports the allegations, not a court finding.", "tags": [], "isScandal": true, "sourceUrl": "https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/facebook-sues-2-companies-for-data-scraping/" }, { "headline": "Messenger and Instagram cross-platform messaging expands availability", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-10", "datePrecision": "month", "publishedAt": "2020-10-02", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook made its cross-platform messaging feature for Messenger and Instagram available in Canada, Pakistan, Peru, and Taiwan. The article says the upgrade was rolled out in August and is being tested with user feedback.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2266673/facebook-launches-cross-platform-messaging-between-messenger-instagram-in-pakistan" }, { "headline": "Facebook begins cross-platform messaging between Instagram and Messenger", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-09-30", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-09-30", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook began allowing select users on Messenger and Instagram to message one another across the apps. Instagram also received an overhaul of its direct-message system with features from Messenger; availability was limited and the feature was being tested in select markets.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/30/21495068/facebook-messenger-instagram-cross-platform-messaging-integration" }, { "headline": "Facebook tests Account Center", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-09-30", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-09-30", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook is testing Account Center, a feature for managing integrations among Facebook, Messenger and Instagram in one place.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://www.fonearena.com/blog/323857/facebook-account-center-facebook-messenger-instagram-integration.html" }, { "headline": "Facebook introduces Accounts Center", "year": 2020, "eventDate": "2020-09-29", "datePrecision": "day", "publishedAt": "2020-09-29", "publishedDatePrecision": "day", "summary": "Facebook introduced Accounts Center, a consumer-facing tool in the settings of Facebook, Instagram and Messenger that lets users manage connected experiences across the apps.", "tags": [], "isScandal": false, "sourceUrl": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-introduces-accounts-center-tool-161929692.html" } ], "encyclopedia": { "history": "Instagram was developed in San Francisco by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Its predecessor, Burbn, combined check-ins with plans, photographs, and social features. After receiving seed funding in 2010, the founders narrowed the concept to mobile photo sharing, where they believed a simpler product could stand out from location-based competitors. The resulting name referred to an instant camera and a telegram.\n\nThe iOS application launched on October 6, 2010. Its early identity rested on square photographs, built-in filters, location tags, hashtags, a stream of followed accounts, and a deliberately simple publishing workflow. The service grew from one million registered users within two months to ten million within its first year. In 2011 it raised venture funding from investors including Benchmark and other technology figures. A further financing round in 2012 preceded its sale to Facebook.\n\nInstagram released an Android application on April 3, 2012. It was downloaded more than one million times in its first day, broadening the service beyond Apple’s mobile ecosystem. Facebook announced the acquisition on April 9, 2012, for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock; the transaction formally closed later that year after regulatory review. Facebook initially emphasized that Instagram would remain independently managed. Over time, the service became increasingly connected to Meta’s advertising, infrastructure, safety, and account systems while preserving a distinct product identity.\n\nThe platform expanded steadily after the acquisition. Browser-based profiles appeared in 2012, and the original square-only restriction was relaxed in 2015. Instagram added direct messaging, video posts, multiple-image albums, comment controls, and a redesigned visual interface. Stories launched in 2016, adapting a temporary-posting model that had been popularized by Snapchat. Live video and other interactive formats followed. Windows support and mobile-web publishing broadened access, although some platform-specific applications were later discontinued or replaced by progressive web technology.\n\nIn 2018 Instagram launched IGTV for longer vertical video and changed leadership when Systrom and Krieger departed. Adam Mosseri became head of Instagram. The company subsequently experimented with hiding public like counts, removing the activity feed that exposed the actions of followed users, and adding tools intended to limit harassment. IGTV was ultimately retired in 2022 as short-form video became more strategically important.\n\nDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, Instagram introduced Co-Watching and other features supporting remote interaction. Reels launched in 2020 as Meta’s principal response to the rise of TikTok-style short video. The service continued to add collaborative live video, pronoun fields, Notes, GIF comments, creator and commerce tools, and paid verification experiments. Recommendations increasingly became a major route to discovery, meaning users could encounter content from accounts they did not follow.\n\nInstagram’s growth has produced substantial cultural and commercial influence. It is a major channel for creators, celebrities, publishers, retailers, advertisers, and small businesses, and it has helped establish influencer marketing as a mainstream advertising category. At the same time, the platform has been criticized over teen mental health, body-image pressure, harassment, misinformation, moderation practices, opaque ranking systems, and the circulation of illegal or inappropriate content. Privacy regulators have especially examined the treatment of minors. Meta has responded with account controls, teen protections, parental supervision features, content-ranking changes, and safety initiatives. Instagram remains an active global service within Meta’s family of applications.", "milestones": [ { "year": 2010, "title": "Instagram launches on iOS", "summary": "The first public Instagram application was released through Apple’s App Store after the founders refocused Burbn on mobile photo sharing.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" }, { "year": 2012, "title": "Android release and Facebook acquisition", "summary": "Instagram launched on Android and was acquired by Facebook in a transaction valued at approximately $1 billion.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" }, { "year": 2015, "title": "Square-only format is relaxed", "summary": "Instagram expanded beyond its original square image presentation and increased the maximum image resolution.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" }, { "year": 2016, "title": "Stories launches", "summary": "The service introduced ephemeral photo and video sequences that normally disappear after 24 hours.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" }, { "year": 2018, "title": "IGTV launches and founders depart", "summary": "Instagram introduced a dedicated longer-video product, while Systrom and Krieger announced their departure and Adam Mosseri became head of Instagram.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Reels launches", "summary": "Instagram introduced a short-form video format that became central to discovery and entertainment on the service.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" }, { "year": 2022, "title": "IGTV is discontinued", "summary": "The standalone IGTV application was removed as the company concentrated on short-form video and integrated video experiences.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" } ], "products": [ { "name": "Instagram Feed", "category": "Social feed", "description": "The principal stream for photographs, videos, carousels, and recommended posts. It combines content from followed accounts with algorithmically selected material and advertising.", "launchedYear": 2010, "status": "active" }, { "name": "Instagram Stories", "category": "Ephemeral media", "description": "A temporary publishing format for photos, video, text, stickers, polls, links, and other interactive elements. Stories generally remain visible for 24 hours and can be organized into permanent Highlights.", "launchedYear": 2016, "status": "active" }, { "name": "Instagram Reels", "category": "Short-form video", "description": "A short-form video format featuring editing tools, music, effects, recommendations, and discovery surfaces. Reels is a major part of Instagram’s competition with TikTok and its broader video strategy.", "launchedYear": 2020, "status": "active" }, { "name": "Instagram Direct", "category": "Messaging", "description": "Instagram’s private messaging system supports one-to-one and group conversations, media sharing, replies, and communication between creators, friends, and businesses.", "launchedYear": 2013, "status": "active" }, { "name": "Instagram Live", "category": "Live streaming", "description": "A live video feature that lets users broadcast to followers and interact in real time. Instagram later expanded the format to support multiple participants in a single live session.", "launchedYear": 2016, "status": "active" }, { "name": "IGTV", "category": "Long-form video", "description": "A dedicated vertical-video product introduced for longer videos. Its standalone application was later discontinued as Instagram shifted toward integrated and short-form video experiences.", "launchedYear": 2018, "status": "discontinued" } ], "campaigns": [ { "year": 2020, "name": "Co-Watching", "markets": [ "Global" ], "summary": "Instagram accelerated the release of a feature allowing people to view posts together during video calls, responding to increased demand for remote social connection during the COVID-19 pandemic.", "outcome": "Integrated social viewing into video communication on Instagram.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" } ], "scandals": [ { "year": 2022, "title": "Minors’ data privacy enforcement", "summary": "Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Instagram over the handling of children’s personal data, making the service’s treatment of minors a significant European privacy issue.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram", "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Teen mental-health and platform-design criticism", "summary": "Instagram faced intensified public and regulatory criticism over alleged links between platform design, image-based comparison, and negative mental-health outcomes for teenagers.", "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram", "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" ] }, { "year": 2026, "title": "Bank Leumi sues Meta for NIS 26.6 million over scam ads", "summary": "Bank Leumi filed a lawsuit against Meta in Tel Aviv District Court, seeking NIS 26.6 million. The bank alleges that fraudulent advertisements impersonating it on Facebook and Instagram are used to steal customers' sensitive information and access their accounts. It further claims that Meta's screening and monitoring systems are insufficient to detect and prevent these scams.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2587006/fraud-fight-bank-leumi-sues-meta-for-nis-26-6-million-over-facebook-instagram-scam-ads.html", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2587006/fraud-fight-bank-leumi-sues-meta-for-nis-26-6-million-over-facebook-instagram-scam-ads.html" ] }, { "year": 2026, "title": "New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million", "summary": "A New Mexico court ordered Meta Platforms to pay $567 million over alleged harms to young users on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. The order followed a March jury verdict finding that Meta knowingly harmed children's mental health and concealed information related to child sexual exploitation on its platforms.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.newkerala.com/news/a/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-pay-567-million-992.htm", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.newkerala.com/news/a/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-pay-567-million-992.htm", "https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/meta-fined-567m-in-new-mexico-over-public-nuisance-designation-harm-minors" ] }, { "year": 2019, "title": "Facebook announced political-ad policy and misinformation safeguards", "summary": "Facebook announced updates to its political-ad practices ahead of the 2020 US presidential election, including greater transparency in its ad library, a candidate ad-spend tracker, and measures to label state-controlled media and content rated false or partly false by third-party fact-checkers. It also introduced Facebook Protect to help secure accounts of candidates, elected officials and their teams.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.thedrum.com/news/facebook-updates-political-ad-policies-zuckerberg-defends-platform-s-free-speech", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.thedrum.com/news/facebook-updates-political-ad-policies-zuckerberg-defends-platform-s-free-speech", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/facebook-pledges-to-remove-false-claims-about-covid-19-vaccines/" ] }, { "year": 2019, "title": "Facebook sues web hosts over alleged trademark infringement", "summary": "Facebook filed a lawsuit against OnlineNIC and ID Shield in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit accused the two companies of trademark infringement and cybersquatting over websites that allegedly targeted Facebook and its users.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/facebook-sues-hosts-behind-hacking-sites-targeting-the-social-network/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/facebook-sues-hosts-behind-hacking-sites-targeting-the-social-network/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/31/facebook-sues-onlinenic-for-domain-name-fraud-associated-with-malicious-activity/" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Facebook sues LeadCloak founder over alleged ad-review evasion", "summary": "Facebook announced that it filed a lawsuit against Basant Gajjar, alleging that LeadCloak helped scammers run deceptive ads by selling software designed to circumvent Facebook and Instagram's ad-review systems. The allegations are not presented as a court determination.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-sues-engineer-leadcloak-helping-covid-19-scammers-ads-2020-4", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-sues-engineer-leadcloak-helping-covid-19-scammers-ads-2020-4", "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/facebook-sues-indian-american-techie-over-deceptive-ads-on-covid-19", "https://www.mangalorean.com/facebook-sues-indian-american-techie-over-deceptive-ads-on-covid-19/" ] }, { "year": 2026, "title": "Meta apologizes for suspending the No Kings Instagram account", "summary": "Meta apologized after the Instagram account \"No Kings\" was suspended. According to the company, the suspension was caused by a high increase in bot traffic. Meta stated that it apologized for the suspension and attributed it to that surge in automated activity. The event concerns the suspension of the \"No Kings\" Instagram account and Meta's subsequent apology, with the company's explanation centering on a significant rise in bot traffic as the cause.", "sourceUrl": "https://drudge.com/news/295090/meta-apologizes-suspending-no-kings", "sourceUrls": [ "https://drudge.com/news/295090/meta-apologizes-suspending-no-kings" ] }, { "year": 2026, "title": "Class action filed against Meta over alleged harm to children", "summary": "A class action was filed in an Australian court against Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram. The plaintiffs allege the platforms exposed children to harmful content and used algorithms that kept them addictive; they are seeking compensation.", "sourceUrl": "https://ksevradio.com/meta-sued-in-australia-class-action-over-alleged-social-media-harm-to-children/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://ksevradio.com/meta-sued-in-australia-class-action-over-alleged-social-media-harm-to-children/" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Facebook files lawsuits over automated fake engagement and account access", "summary": "Facebook said it had filed lawsuits in Europe and the United States against companies accused of using automated software to distribute fake likes and comments on Facebook and Instagram. The article also reports a suit concerning a website accused of accessing Facebook accounts and taking user information. The reported actions concern automated software used for fake engagement on the two platforms and a website accused of account access and taking user information.", "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2020/0619/1147927.shtml", "sourceUrls": [ "http://www.chinaz.com/2020/0619/1147927.shtml" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Instagram announces review of algorithmic bias and related platform practices", "summary": "Instagram announced that it would review algorithmic bias and related platform practices after criticism that its algorithms suppress Black voices. The company said it would examine harassment, account verification, distribution and algorithmic bias, and update the community on what it learns and addresses.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/instagram-algorithm-bias-adam-mosseri-a4470066.html", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/instagram-algorithm-bias-adam-mosseri-a4470066.html" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Congressional documents raise antitrust concerns about Facebook's Instagram acquisition", "summary": "A report on documents obtained by a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee said they provided potentially adverse evidence that Facebook used its market power to acquire Instagram because Mark Zuckerberg feared the fast-growing app could draw users away from Facebook. The article also reported that a lawmaker described the 2012 deal as the type of anticompetitive acquisition antitrust law was intended to prevent; it does not report a final legal determination.", "sourceUrl": "https://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2020-07-30/doc-iivhvpwx8193085.shtml", "sourceUrls": [ "https://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2020-07-30/doc-iivhvpwx8193085.shtml" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Instagram apologizes after mistakenly disabling journalists’ accounts", "summary": "Instagram said it had mistakenly disabled two Charlie Hebdo journalists’ accounts, restored them after being alerted, and apologized for the confusion or distress caused.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.euronews.com/2020/09/06/instagram-apologises-for-temporarily-disabling-accounts-of-charlie-hebdo-staff", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.euronews.com/2020/09/06/instagram-apologises-for-temporarily-disabling-accounts-of-charlie-hebdo-staff" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Facebook announces litigation against Nakrutka over fake engagement", "summary": "In a controversy involving Instagram, Facebook announced litigation against Nakrutka, a service it accused of using bots to generate fake likes, comments, views and followers on Instagram. According to the announcement, the accused service employed automated accounts to produce engagement that did not reflect genuine user activity on the platform. The event concerns allegations made by Facebook in connection with the lawsuit; the available summary does not specify the outcome of the litigation or further details beyond the accusation and the announced legal action.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/facebook-sues-company-allegedly-behind-data-stealing-scheme/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/facebook-sues-company-allegedly-behind-data-stealing-scheme/" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "ABOR files trademark lawsuit against Facebook over ASU account", "summary": "The Arizona Board of Regents filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Arizona State University against Facebook and the operator of an Instagram account, alleging trademark violations, false advertising and harmful public-health misinformation. The suit seeks relief from Facebook as an alleged contributory infringer.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.statepress.com/article/2020/08/sppolitics-abor-sues-facebook-asu-covid-parties-account-owner-over-trademarks-misinformation", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.statepress.com/article/2020/08/sppolitics-abor-sues-facebook-asu-covid-parties-account-owner-over-trademarks-misinformation", "https://www.slashgear.com/ftc-sues-facebook-for-illegal-monopolization-instagram-and-whatsapp-at-risk-09650464/", "https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2020/12/10/us-govt-sues-fb-for-predatory-behaviour-wants-it-to-divest-instagram-whatsapp", "https://www.unionleader.com/news/article_073cdf8e-978a-5f11-bea5-e2176d95eaf9-c9f9369b" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Hubbard sues Facebook over Reels name", "summary": "Hubbard Broadcasting filed suit against Facebook in a Minnesota U.S. district court, alleging trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition over the Reels name, which Hubbard says conflicts with its REELZ service and trademarks. The allegations are not presented as a court determination.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.nexttv.com/news/hubbard-sues-facebook-over-reels", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.nexttv.com/news/hubbard-sues-facebook-over-reels" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Exposure of Instagram, TikTok and YouTube user data disclosed", "summary": "Comparitech researchers disclosed an unsecured database containing records associated with 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube users. The article says the evidence pointed to Deep Social and that Social Data later closed the database; it does not establish that the platforms caused the exposure.", "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2020/0820/1173792.shtml", "sourceUrls": [ "http://www.chinaz.com/2020/0820/1173792.shtml" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Instagram reports progress on equity and safety measures", "summary": "Instagram shared progress on measures intended to address bias in product development and users' experiences, including policy changes on hate speech and stronger enforcement against serious rape threats. The update also described changes to verification practices and tools for creators and businesses.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/instagram-updates-its-efforts-to-bring-equity-to-its-products-and-platform/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/instagram-updates-its-efforts-to-bring-equity-to-its-products-and-platform/" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Lawsuit alleges Facebook collected Instagram users’ biometric data", "summary": "A lawsuit filed in California accused Facebook of collecting, storing and profiting from the biometric data of more than 100 million Instagram users without their knowledge or consent. The article reports allegations, not a court determination.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imore.com/facebook-sued-over-illegally-collecting-biometric-data-instagram-users", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.imore.com/facebook-sued-over-illegally-collecting-biometric-data-instagram-users" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Instagram apologizes for removing Bella Hadid’s post", "summary": "Instagram removed a post by Bella Hadid that showed her father’s passport with the passport number blurred. The platform subsequently stated that the post should not have been removed, restored it, and apologized to Hadid.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200709-instagram-apologises-for-deleting-bella-hadids-post-celebrating-palestinian-identity/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200709-instagram-apologises-for-deleting-bella-hadids-post-celebrating-palestinian-identity/" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Instagram says it will update nudity policy after racial-bias accusations", "summary": "Instagram said it would update its nudity policy after accusations that it censored a plus-size model. The source reports the accusations but does not establish a finding that the alleged censorship occurred. The event is recorded as a controversy note concerning the platform's nudity policy and the racial-bias accusations raised against it.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/national-news/18820689.instagram-updates-nudity-policy-models-racial-bias-campaign/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/national-news/18820689.instagram-updates-nudity-policy-models-racial-bias-campaign/" ] }, { "year": 2020, "title": "Irish regulator opens probes into Instagram’s handling of children’s data", "summary": "Ireland’s Data Protection Commission opened two investigations into Instagram’s processing of personal data belonging to users under 18. The probes concern the legal basis for that processing, related safeguards, and child account settings. The investigations followed complaints that identified potential concerns. No findings from the investigations are reported.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/19/irish-watchdog-probes-instagram-over-protection-of-children-s-data", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/19/irish-watchdog-probes-instagram-over-protection-of-children-s-data", "https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/irish-regulator-probes-facebooks-handling-of-childrens-data-on-instagram-159270" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Instagram among platforms restricting Trump content after Capitol attack", "summary": "Following the Capitol attack, several social media platforms restricted Donald Trump's content. Twitter locked his account and required the removal of three tweets. Facebook removed his video and blocked him from posting for 24 hours, while Instagram locked his account for the same period. YouTube also removed the video. The reporting noted calls for the platforms to take stronger action over posts linked to violence and false election claims.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/mob-storms-capitol-as-facebook-twitter-roles-come-under-fire/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/mob-storms-capitol-as-facebook-twitter-roles-come-under-fire/" ] }, { "year": 2026, "title": "Meta settles with teen plaintiff", "summary": "Meta settled with a teen plaintiff who had accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive and of harming young people's well-being. The settlement was reported by the plaintiff's attorneys. The event was noted in connection with a trial examining social media's impact on mental health.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1421915-meta-settles-with-teen-as-trial-examines-social-medias-impact-on-mental-health", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1421915-meta-settles-with-teen-as-trial-examines-social-medias-impact-on-mental-health", "https://www.yahoo.com/news/connecticut-mother-sues-meta-snap-203802148.html" ] }, { "year": 2026, "title": "Meta discloses action against 33.2 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content in H1 2026", "summary": "Meta announced on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, that it took action against 33.2 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content on Facebook and Instagram in the first half of 2026. According to the announcement, more than 97% of that content was found by its systems before users reported it. In India, Meta acted on 5.3 million pieces during the same period, with more than 98% detected before user reports.", "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/meta-rolls-out-new-ai-tools-to-detect-ads-that-secretly-lead-to-child-sexual-abuse-material/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/meta-rolls-out-new-ai-tools-to-detect-ads-that-secretly-lead-to-child-sexual-abuse-material/" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Shannon Beador sues Facebook over alleged commercial use of her image", "summary": "Shannon Storms Beador filed court papers against Facebook Inc., alleging that diet-supplement sellers used her image on Facebook and Instagram without permission, misleading consumers into believing she endorsed the products. The suit also names unnamed defendants and seeks unspecified damages.", "sourceUrl": "https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2021-07-08-rhoc-personality-sues-social-media-giant-over-commercial-image-use/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2021-07-08-rhoc-personality-sues-social-media-giant-over-commercial-image-use/" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Russia fines Facebook and Instagram", "summary": "In June 2021, Russia's communications regulator stated that Facebook and Instagram had been fined millions of rubles. According to the regulator, the fines were imposed for failing to remove prohibited content and for non-compliance with Russian data-localization legislation. The statement addressed both platforms together and identified these two grounds for the penalties. The regulator's announcement did not specify the exact amount of the fines beyond describing them as amounting to millions of rubles, nor did it detail any further enforcement measures.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.medianama.com/2021/06/223-russia-instagram-facebook/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.medianama.com/2021/06/223-russia-instagram-facebook/" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Facebook responds to reports criticizing user safety and misinformation", "summary": "In September 2021, Facebook responded to media reports alleging that it failed to keep users safe and that its platform spread misinformation and hate speech. The company cited its spending and staffing on safety and security. Nick Clegg called the reporting unfair and disputed its characterization of Facebook's research and actions. The response addressed the reports' claims about user safety, misinformation, and hate speech without detailing specific outcomes.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/894253-facebook-responds-to-reports-of-users-security-misinformation-hate-speech", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/894253-facebook-responds-to-reports-of-users-security-misinformation-hate-speech" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Phhhoto sues Meta over alleged Instagram feature copying", "summary": "Phhhoto filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that Facebook copied its photo app's feature for Instagram's Boomerang and blocked Phhhoto from Instagram's API and from post recommendations. Meta stated that the suit was without merit and that it would defend itself. The dispute concerns allegations of feature copying and access restrictions on Instagram's platform.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/photo-app-sues-meta-for-copying-its-main-feature-for-instagram", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/photo-app-sues-meta-for-copying-its-main-feature-for-instagram" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Phhhoto files antitrust lawsuit against Facebook", "summary": "Phhhoto filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, alleging that Facebook and Instagram cloned its app and used their market share in ways that caused Phhhoto's business to fall behind. A Meta spokesperson said the suit was without merit and that Meta would defend itself vigorously.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2021-11/54414171-facebook-sued-by-photo-app-phhhoto-and-crushed-the-company-lawsuit-020.htm", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2021-11/54414171-facebook-sued-by-photo-app-phhhoto-and-crushed-the-company-lawsuit-020.htm" ] }, { "year": 2022, "title": "Texas sues Meta over biometric data collection", "summary": "In February 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta collected and stored Texans' biometric identifiers for commercial purposes without informed consent. Meta responded by calling the lawsuit \"without merit.\" The allegations are presented as claims in a filed lawsuit and are not presented as a court determination. The dispute concerns Meta's handling of biometric data and the consent practices at issue in the filing.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/14/texas-sues-meta-over-facebooks-facial-recognition-practices", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/14/texas-sues-meta-over-facebooks-facial-recognition-practices" ] }, { "year": 2022, "title": "Meta clarifies it has no plan to exit Europe", "summary": "In February 2022, after a report prompted widespread coverage, Meta stated that it had no plan to withdraw from the European market. The company said it was seeking a solution for transferring users' personal data between the European Union and the United States. The clarification followed the broad reporting of the report's contents. Meta's statement addressed the question of a possible exit from Europe and described its effort to find a way to move user personal data between the EU and the US.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.eprice.com.hk/tech/talk/1141/28432/1", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.eprice.com.hk/tech/talk/1141/28432/1" ] }, { "year": 2022, "title": "WeedTube launches petition seeking changes to Instagram guidelines", "summary": "WeedTube launched a petition demanding that Instagram end what the petition describes as strict censorship of cannabis-related content and update its Community Guidelines to treat legally operating cannabis businesses equally.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/legal-cannabis-industry-launches-petition-demanding-updates-to-instagrams-community-guidelines-301494118.html", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/legal-cannabis-industry-launches-petition-demanding-updates-to-instagrams-community-guidelines-301494118.html" ] }, { "year": 2022, "title": "Family files lawsuit against Instagram over teen’s incarceration", "summary": "A teen and her family filed a lawsuit against Instagram and a school, alleging that Instagram refused to promptly provide information or cooperate with investigating officers after a classmate used the teen’s information to create an account and send threats.", "sourceUrl": "https://kmel.iheart.com/featured/dc/content/2022-02-18-family-sues-instagram-after-13-year-old-black-girl-jailed/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://kmel.iheart.com/featured/dc/content/2022-02-18-family-sues-instagram-after-13-year-old-black-girl-jailed/" ] }, { "year": 2022, "title": "Meta loses bid to dismiss FTC antitrust lawsuit", "summary": "Meta lost its attempt to dismiss a US Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawsuit that could require the company to sell WhatsApp and Instagram.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.coastfm.co.uk/news/technology/facebook-loses-attempt-to-dismiss-antitrust-lawsuit", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.coastfm.co.uk/news/technology/facebook-loses-attempt-to-dismiss-antitrust-lawsuit" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Russian court fines Meta Platforms over content removal", "summary": "A Moscow court fined Meta Platforms $27.1 million on the same grounds as Google's fine. Russia's communications watchdog said Facebook and Instagram had failed to remove 2,000 pieces of content that violate Russian laws.", "sourceUrl": "https://iol.co.za/technology/2021-12-27-russian-court-fines-alphabets-google-and-meta-platforms/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://iol.co.za/technology/2021-12-27-russian-court-fines-alphabets-google-and-meta-platforms/" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Meta files lawsuit over phishing attacks targeting its platforms", "summary": "Meta filed a federal lawsuit in California court seeking to disrupt phishing attacks that targeted users of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta said the campaign used nearly 40,000 websites impersonating the platforms’ login pages to collect users’ credentials.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-sues-people-behind-facebook-and-instagram-phishing/", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-sues-people-behind-facebook-and-instagram-phishing/" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Instagram teen research findings reported", "summary": "A Wall Street Journal report, which Facebook did not dispute, described internal research finding that Instagram worsened body-image concerns and was blamed by some teenagers for increased anxiety and depression.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58570353", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58570353" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Armslist sues Facebook and Instagram over ban", "summary": "Armslist sued Facebook and Instagram over their banishment of the site. The lawsuit alleges that Armslist and its sister company were cut off based solely on their politics and support of gun ownership rights.", "sourceUrl": "https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2021/08/15/armslist-sues-facebook-instagram-over-banishment-n48855", "sourceUrls": [ "https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2021/08/15/armslist-sues-facebook-instagram-over-banishment-n48855" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Instagram restores posts of film poster and apologizes", "summary": "After removing posts showing the Madres Paralelas poster for violating its nudity rules, Instagram said it restored posts sharing the poster under an artistic-context exception and apologized for the confusion.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.dailymail.com/usshowbiz/article-9884843/Instagram-apologises-deleting-film-poster-promoting-Penelope-Cruzs-latest-movie.html", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.dailymail.com/usshowbiz/article-9884843/Instagram-apologises-deleting-film-poster-promoting-Penelope-Cruzs-latest-movie.html" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Facebook and Gucci sue over counterfeit goods", "summary": "Facebook and Gucci jointly filed a lawsuit against the person responsible for an international counterfeit operation that allegedly used Facebook and Instagram to promote and sell products bearing the Gucci brand.", "sourceUrl": "http://www.chinaz.com/2021/0427/1242960.shtml", "sourceUrls": [ "http://www.chinaz.com/2021/0427/1242960.shtml" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Facebook and Instagram face criticism over removal of pro-Palestine posts", "summary": "The article reported that users and human rights groups alleged that Facebook and Instagram removed hundreds of pro-Palestine posts, with many removals reportedly unexplained. Facebook said some recent glitches had affected sharing and content visibility, and its vice president apologized for mistakenly labeling some posts as incitement to violence.", "sourceUrl": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/26/pro-palestine-censorship-facebook-instagram", "sourceUrls": [ "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/26/pro-palestine-censorship-facebook-instagram" ] }, { "year": 2021, "title": "Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp sue over allegedly infringing domain names", "summary": "Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp filed a complaint in Pennsylvania against New Ventures Services Corp. and individuals, alleging that they registered and profited from domain names identical or confusingly similar to the brands’ trademarks. 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