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Instagram tightens rules on self-injury and suicide images
Instagram announces it is clamping down on images related to self-injury such as cutting. The move comes after British Health Secretary Matt Hancock met with social media companies about doing more to safeguard the mental health of teenagers using their platforms.
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Instagram co-founders resign in latest Facebook executive exit
Instagram says co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc, with the pair giving scant explanation.
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Instagram to allow users to download their data
Facebook Inc’s Instagram will soon allow its users to download a copy of all the content they have uploaded on the photo-sharing platform, a spokesman says.
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Indonesia Instagram's biggest market in Asia Pacific
Indonesia has 45 million active users of Instagram in a month, making the country the biggest market in Asia Pacific.
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Calligraphers on Instagram
Given Instagram's very user-friendly interface, the app has recently become a widely used platform for artists of all sorts to exhibit their work.
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Criminal poised to become a star
An American criminal, whose mugshot went viral on the web and won admiration around the world, reveals his first modelling headshot on Instagram, reports Mashable.
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Dwayne Johnson reveals new details on his "Fast and Furious" character
Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to release a black and white photo of Hobbs sporting a leather vest and pointy goatee.
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Obama, Bourdain eat cheap noodles, drink cold beer in Vietnam
Deep in the heart of Hanoi, US President Barack Obama sits down for a $6 meal with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain on Tuesday. The chef, known for his love of adventurous street food, describes the date in a series of tweets and an Instagram post.
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Instagram hacked by 10-year-old boy
A 10-year-old Finnish boy named Jani gets $10,000 (£7,000) after he found a security flaw in image-sharing social network Instagram.
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Gayle raises eyebrows with 'Blush' baby name
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has raised eyebrows by saying he named his baby daughter "Blush", a nod to an infamous sexism scandal which engulfed him in January.
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Welcome to Instagram Pope Francis!
Pope Francis made his Instagram debut yesterday and the internet embraced him with open arms.
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Cristiano 1st athlete to pass 20 crore social media followers
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first athlete to surpass 200 million followers on social media.
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Facebook bans private gun adverts
Private individuals will no longer be allowed to advertise guns on Facebook and Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook.
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Teens think Facebook uncool, but still use it
American teens think Facebook has definitely lost its cool factor, but use it as much as ever.
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Instagram tests support for multiple accounts on Android
Instagram may finally be adding support for multiple accounts, reports Mashable.
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#PrayForParis
Following one of the most devastating acts of terrorism in Paris on November 13, the world unites with mourning and prayers and expressing solidarity, particularly in the social media.
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Instagram star on social media protest
A teenage Instagram star makes an emotional statement about the dark side of social media.
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Orphaned Raccoon lives like a family member
A Bahamian women keeps a raccoon as a pet and surprisingly the wild creature -- generally branded as one of the most extremely active, curious and destructive animals – becomes a part of her family.
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WATCH NOW: Taylor Swift dances with 7yr old super fan
Taylor Swift dances with seven-year-old mega-fan and shares the video in social media.
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Instagram now supports landscape and portrait modes
In a significant change, Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app announced native support for landscape and portrait-shaped photos
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Eva Mendes sparks engagement rumours
Actress Eva Mendes has added fuel to rumours of her getting engaged to actor boyfriend Ryan Gosling.
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Kim Kardashian beats Beyonce in Instagram followers
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has beaten singer Beyonce Knowles in the number of followers on photo-sharing website Instagram.
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Shooting with the stars
Three young men get a different perspective on the city and their own lives by taking photos from the rooftops of Hong Kong’s buildings.
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Lady Gaga surprise at U2 concert
Singer Lady Gaga comes out as a surprise guest during U2's concert at the Madison Square Garden.
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When a selfie is not enough: India abuzz over 'velfie' craze
Move over selfie, India is embracing the "velfie" with Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps.
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Your photo, someone else’s profit
Painter and photographer Richard Prince shares his words of caution that what you post in Instagram can be shared, and sold, for anyone to see.
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Taylor Swift's birthday surprise for high school friend
The "Shake it off" hitmaker documented the surprise on photo-sharing website Instagram in three separate videos.
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Miley Cyrus makes necklace with her wisdom tooth
Cyrus channeled her creativity and went topless to model for her creation, before posting the photograph on photo-sharing website Instagram.
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Facebook bets on Messenger app, opens it to developers
Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Messenger Platform, describing it as a way for software developers to boost appeal to the more than 600 million people using the application.
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Instagram releases collage-making app called Layout
The move by the Facebook-owned smartphone photo sharing service was in keeping with a strategy by social network co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to field separate, specialised applications aimed at ways people like to use mobile devices.
