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Having led Argentina to their first World Cup in 36 years with victory over France on Sunday, Messi proceeded to make more history off the pitch with his photo gallery on Instagram, which racked up more than 65 million likes at the time of writing.

Lionel Messi set yet another record on Tuesday after his Instagram post celebrating Argentina's World Cup win became the most-liked ...

Social media logos are seen through magnifier displayed in this illustration taken, May 25, 2021. Picture taken May 25, 2021.

UK to fine tech companies that fail to remove self-harm material

by Tshepiso Moche

28 November 2022, 3:04 AM

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Britain's government intends to make it illegal to encourage others to harm themselves online and will fine social media companies ...

A view of the TV Rain (Dozhd) online news channel studio in Moscow, Russia.

US accuses Russia of blocking independent news outlets, social media

by Bongisipho Magcaba

3 March 2022, 8:01 AM

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The United States accused Russia on Wednesday of launching a "full war on media freedom and the truth" by blocking ...

Telegram founder says over 70 mln new users joined during Facebook outage

by Tshepiso Moche

6 October 2021, 7:19 AM

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Messaging app Telegram gained over 70 million new users during Monday's Facebook (FB.O) outage, its founder Pavel Durov said on ...

Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos are displayed through broken glass in this illustration.

Facebook blames “faulty configuration change” for nearly six-hour outage

by Tshepiso Moche

5 October 2021, 7:05 AM

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Facebook Inc has blamed a "faulty configuration change" for a nearly six-hour outage on Monday that prevented the company's 3.5 ...

People shout slogans against the government during a protest against and in support of the government, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba, on July 11, 2021.

Cuba curbs access to Facebook, messaging apps amid protests – internet watchdog

by Thabiso Malesele

13 July 2021, 8:00 PM

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Cuba has restricted access to social media and messaging platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram since Monday, global internet ...

In the test, some Indian users who create the 30-second long reels on Instagram will have the option of having them recommended on Facebook.

Facebook tests feature in India to share Instagram reels on its news feed

by Busisiwe Radebe

9 March 2021, 8:20 AM

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Facebook Inc said on Monday it was testing a feature on Instagram that allows some content creators in India to ...

Myanmar internet providers block Facebook services after government order

by Richard Brooks

4 February 2021, 1:40 AM

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Internet providers in Myanmar including state-owned telecom MPT were blocking access to Facebook Inc-owned services in the country on Thursday, ...

Facebook becomes the second big tech company to face a major legal challenge this year after the US Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc’s Google in October, accusing the $1 trillion company of using its market power to fend off rivals.

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

by Lebo Tshangela

10 December 2020, 2:25 PM

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Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the US Federal Trade Commission and ...

With the filing of the twin lawsuits on Wednesday, Facebook becomes the second big tech company to face a major legal challenge this year after the US Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc’s Google in October, accusing the $1 trillion company of using its market power to fend off rivals.

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

by Richard Brooks

10 December 2020, 1:04 AM

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Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the US Federal Trade Commission and ...

Instagram pauses ‘recent’ search listings on US site to stop fake election news

by Tshepiso Moche

30 October 2020, 11:16 AM

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Facebook Inc's FB.O Instagram said on Thursday it was making changes to its image sharing platform for US users to ...

SA’s lockdown online trends – tweets, posts and searches

by Matiba Sibanyoni

17 July 2020, 3:37 PM

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South Africa's online trends on Google, Twitter and Facebook since the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown reveal SA's concerns,habits ...

Facebook said advertising revenue was roughly flat in the first three weeks of April compared with the same period last year, a tentative early sign of recovery following a “steep decrease” in revenue in March as lockdowns took effect worldwide to slow the spread of the virus.

Facebook sees ‘signs of stability’ in ad spending after coronavirus drop

by Richard Brooks

30 April 2020, 2:53 AM

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Facebook Inc beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday and said it has seen “signs of stability” for sales ...

Sonny Bill Williams offering prayers alongside fellow Muslim Ofa Tuungafasi before their 23-13 Rugby World Cup win over South Africa on Saturday.

All Blacks’ Williams apologises for Instagram photo misunderstanding

by Celestine Hendricks

25 September 2019, 8:07 AM

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All Black Sonny Bill Williams has apologised to a Malaysia-based photographer for posting an image on Instagram which was later ...

Facebook shuts dozens of Myanmar social media accounts

by Bongisipho Magcaba

22 August 2019, 8:16 AM

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The company closed 89 Facebook accounts, 107 pages, 15 groups and five Instagram accounts, some of which had hundreds of ...

Social Media Influencers and former schoolmates, Mihlali Ndamase and Sinikiwe Mhlongo.

SA’s top influencers express concern about Instagram changes

by Dinilohlanga Mekuto

20 August 2019, 7:35 PM

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Some of South Africa’s top social media influencers have raised concerns over changes made to Instagram (IG) algorithms, which seem ...

Instagram adds tool for users to flag false information

by Wendy Mothata

16 August 2019, 12:20 PM

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Instagram is adding an option for users to report posts they think are false, the company announced on Thursday, as ...

Instagram moves on online bullying with pop-up warning

by Bongisipho Magcaba

9 July 2019, 9:05 AM

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One new tool being rolled out is a warning generated by artificial intelligence to notify users their comment may be ...

Instagram, acquired by Facebook in 2013, began limited advertising in 2013 and two years later began serving up video ads.

Facebook’s Instagram expands ads to Explore feeds

by Raymond Akamby

26 June 2019, 9:06 PM

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Instagram said Wednesday it planned to launch advertising on its Explore page, expanding marketing opportunities on the Facebook-owned, visual-focused social ...

No special treatment: fake video of Zuckerberg stays on Instagram

by Celestine Hendricks

12 June 2019, 6:23 AM

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Instagram will refrain from taking down an ultra-realistic "deepfake video" posted Tuesday of Facebook's CEO bragging about controlling billions of ...