Instagram brings new age verification options to India: Here’s how it works

Instagram brings new age verification options to India: Here’s how it works

Meta-owned social media service Instagram has been adding more new features to the platform to make it a safer space for users and one of the areas it has been working on for this is age verification. The platform started introducing new ways to verify age in some regions earlier this year and these options […]

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DU Admissions 2022: YouTube uploads, reels on Instagram, FB won’t count as ECA

DU Admissions 2022: YouTube uploads, reels on Instagram, FB won’t count as ECA

DU Admissions 2022: YouTube uploads, reels on Facebook and Instagram and ‘vlogs’ will not be considered public performances for markings during admission under ‘Extra Curricular Activities’ (ECA) quota, said Delhi University officials on Thursday. Admission through the ECA quota for the academic year 2022-23 will be done in 14 ECA categories, said the officials during […]

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This surveillance artist knows how you got that perfect Instagram photo

This surveillance artist knows how you got that perfect Instagram photo

David Welly Sombra Rodrigues, a 35-year-old French teacher, loves to travel. After the pandemic forced him to offer his language lessons virtually, he seized the moment, moving from Brazil to Europe, where he could hop on trains to new cities to his heart’s delight, all of which he documented on Instagram. This month, a photo […]

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How YouTube monetisation of Shorts will work

How YouTube monetisation of Shorts will work

YouTube will from next year open up monetisation for Shorts, its 60-second answer to TikTok and Instagram Reels. But unlike ad revenue on its longer videos, YouTube is taking a slightly different approach to how it will monetise Shorts. Till now, YouTube has limited its YouTube Partner Program (YPP) to those creators who posted long-form […]

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the_chooral, an instagram series by Jassim Hashim and Shameer Khan, consist of humorous takes on popular beliefs and idioms based on the animal kingdom

the_chooral, an instagram series by Jassim Hashim and Shameer Khan, consist of humorous takes on popular beliefs and idioms based on the animal kingdom

The cousins create funny but thought-provoking one-minute narratives based on animals in the_Chooral, their instagram handle The cousins create funny but thought-provoking one-minute narratives based on animals in the_Chooral, their instagram handle It all started when Shameer happened to listen to an oft-used Malayalam proverb — Kakka Kulichal Kokkakumo?’ (Can a bath turn a crow […]

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Instagram testing new ‘Repost’ button: All you need to know

Instagram testing new ‘Repost’ button: All you need to know

Instagram will soon let you repost other users’ posts just like the ability to reshare stories. Reposts will allow users to send posts they want to share with their followers directly to their home feeds, instead of sharing shortcuts to these posts on their story. Reposts would also stick around for as long as you […]

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Instagram to scale back shopping features amid commerce retreat: Report

Instagram to scale back shopping features amid commerce retreat: Report

Meta Platforms Inc’s Instagram is planning to drastically scale back its shopping features as it shifts the focus of its e-commerce efforts to those that directly drive advertising, the Information reported, citing an internal memo. Staff were notified that Instagram’s existing shopping page will eventually disappear, according to the report on Tuesday. Over the next […]

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