Instagram Lets You Create a 2022 Recap Reel From 14 Photos

Instagram has released a new end-of-year feature that lets users create a 2022 Recap Reel from up to 14 photos.

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2022-12-19 21:26

Instagram Now Lets You Add Music to Your Photos

Last month, Instagram started testing the ability to add songs to profiles in a callback to the MySpace days. Audio integration into the app apparently didn't stop there, as it has already rolled out a way to add auto-playing music to posted photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-14 21:36

Instagram Now Lets You Shop Inside of Chats

Instagram has added the ability to make purchases from businesses directly through chats. In the same thread, businesses will be able to confirm purchases, create payment requests and collect payment. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-07-18 20:35

Instagram Now Lets Creators Lock Photos and Reels Behind a Paywall

Instagram revealed that creators will be able to lock their photos and Reels behind a paywall for subscribers using the "subscriptions" feature. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-07-15 18:58

Instagram’s New ‘Restrict’ Tool Lets You Shadow Ban Trolls and Bullies

After previewing the feature in July, Facebook-owned photo sharing behemoth Instagram has officially released a shadow-banning feature, called Restrict, to all of its users today. Restrict gives Instagram users who are dealing with trolls or bullies a third option that’s not quite as obvious as reporting or blocking someone. It’s being positioned as an anti-bullying […] petapixel.com »

2019-10-02 22:29

This Russian Company Lets You Fool Your Instagram Followers By Renting Out Private Jets For Photoshoots

There's no denying that Russia is a fascinating nation to watch, and just like with anything, Russians seem to have their own take on how you should handle your Instagram account as well. In that case, nothing beats a photo of you casually chilling in your private jet plane, of course. boredpanda.com »

2017-10-20 17:41

Instagram’s New Mobile Website Lets You Post Photos, No App Required

In a bid to become accessible to more people around the world and (hopefully) hit that 1 billion user mark by the end of 2017, Instagram recently added the ability to share photos, like, comment, explore, and more all from your smartphone’s Web browser. petapixel.com »

2017-05-09 18:44

Instagram Takes on the Trolls, Lets You Turn Off Comments On Your Photos

Instagram today announced a slew of new features built to “keep Instagram safe,” including the ability to like comments, disable comments on photos as you post, boot followers from a private account, and more. petapixel.com »

2016-12-06 20:25

Instagram’s Comments Filter Lets You Hide Those Sad Trolls

In this day and age, it is easy to be bombarded often with hate speech from online trolls, it happens in comment sections across the web and Instagram has been no different. But until recently there was not much you could do about them on Instagram, but that changes now. thephoblographer.com »

2016-09-17 00:26