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Instagram addresses ‘sextortion’ as teen safety troubles increase

Instagram says it’s rolling out a suite of new settings to fight “sextortion,” a type of blackmail that uses sexual images or conversations to pressure victims into paying money.

The Verge on MSN · 4d

Instagram adds new guardrails to protect teens against sextortion

Instagram is launching several new features designed to protect teens from sextortion scams, which occur when scammers threaten to share intimate images of victims unless they receive a payment or more photos.

Forbes on MSN · 4d

Instagram Introduces New ‘Sextortion’ Guardrails For Child Safety—Here’s What To Know

Instagram added several new features on Thursday aimed at protecting teenagers from “sextortion” scams, amid mounting concerns about the role social media platforms play in child safety. Screenshots or screen recordings of disappearing messages in Instagram direct messages will be blocked,

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Reuters · 8d

Meta's Facebook, Instagram back up for most users in US after outage, Downdetector shows

Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram were largely restored for most users after an outage that impacted thousands in the U.S. on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Engadget on MSN · 19h

Meta is bringing back facial recognition with new safety features for Facebook and Instagram

Meta is bringing facial recognition tech back to its apps more than three years after it shut down Facebook’s “face recognition” system amid a broader backlash against the technology. Now, the social network will begin to deploy facial recognition tools on Facebook and Instagram to fight scams and help users who have lost access to their accounts,

9to5Mac · 6h

Meta testing Face ID-like video selfie to recover your Instagram or Facebook account

Meta is testing facial recognition as a way of letting you instantly recover your Instagram or Facebook account if

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Christina Haack's Ex Husband Ant Anstead Follows Her Back on Instagram After Several Friendly Exchanges

Christina on the Coast' star Christina Haack (formerly Hall) re-followed her second ex-husband around the time of her split ...

The Verge on MSN6d

Instagram’s new profile cards make it more fun to share your account

Aside from offering an easier way to share your account, the new profile card seems like a handy way to give someone an ...

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Meta lays off workers at Instagram, WhatsApp, Reality Labs

Meta laid off workers at Instagram, WhatsApp, Reality Labs and in other parts of the company Wednesday in a restructuring of ...

Instagram Gains Bold New Powers to Combat Sextortion Scams

Instagram is now getting an array of anti-sextortion features to protect teenagers from sextortion crimes. Here's all you ...

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Napheesa Collier's petty Instagram post makes the WNBA's officials look so bad

The controversial foul call on Alanna Smith that sent Breanna Stewart to the free throw line and, eventually, allowed the ...

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Why Instagram carousels sometimes start on the second slide

"If someone sees your carousel post but they don’t swipe, we’ll often give that carousel a second chance and automatically ...

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Bodybuilder Jeff Nippard attacked by Mike Van Wyck after Instagram dispute

Bodybuilder and powerlifter Jeff Nippard was pushed in the throat by fellow fitness influencer Mike Van Wyck during an ...

Instagram hiding unusual secret feature nothing to do with pictures – and you don’t even need the internet

INSIDE your Instagram DMs is a hidden feature that is very addictive – but has nothing to do with pictures. Better still, it works even if you’ve got no Wi-Fi or phone signal. There’s ...

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