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Threads tests Instagram-like save posts feature

The new save feature can be accessible through the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of a post for users with the test. Meta’s X rival Threads has started testing highly requested feature ‘save posts’ on the app, allowing users to bookmark favourite posts to revisit them later.The feature was announced by Instagram head Adam Mosseri in a Threads post on Wednesday, noting that the company just started the limited test. “We’ve started a limited test of a heavily requested feature: the ability to save…

Instagram posts, reels can now be limited to just close friends

Sharing a post or Reel exclusively with Close Friends on Instagram is a simple process. Instagram is the most popular messaging platform across the globe and it offers a range of privacy features that makes it easier for users to express themselves better. Until now, the platform offered a feature to limit Stories and Notes to a limited audience that has been added to the Close Friends list. Adding to that feature, the company has now announced that users will be able to share Reels and feed posts with a…

In big move, Bajaj Finance eCOM, Insta EMI Card digital lending products put on hold by RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday, November 15, ordered Bajaj Finance to put a halt to sanctioning and disbursing loans through two of its online lending products named eCOM and Insta EMI Card with an immediate effect. The RBI directive came after the company failed to adhere to the extant provisions of digital lending guidelines. RBI highlighted that the company did not issue key fact statements to borrowers for the lending products. There were also deficiencies concerning other digital loans sanctioned by…

Threads users can now keep their posts off Instagram, Facebook

Meta is apparently rolling out this new Threads features slowly to all users, according to reports. Meta’s Threads users are reporting a new feature where they can keep their posts off Instagram and Facebook platforms.Several Threads users said that the platform now allows them to opt-out of having their posts suggested on Instagram and/or Facebook.Meta is apparently rolling out this new Threads features slowly to all users, according to reports. To keep Threads posts from showing up on other Meta…

How to upload high-quality photos and videos on Instagram

Instagram, as we know it, is a photo and videos sharing social media platform by Meta. Lately, it has also become a short video platform. And, this goes without saying that several people from across the world upload photos, videos, Reels, etc on the platform. However, Instagram compresses them at the time of uploading. This is mainly for two reasons -- to reduce the data consumption and to upload photos and videos faster. Now, this entire process comes at a cost -- the quality of photos and videos. But, Meta has provided…

Creating Instagram reels is now easier than ever, new template features rolled out

Instagram is also enhancing the creation and editing experience for templates which will help elevate your reels in just a few taps.Reels templates allow you to easily create a reel by reusing elements from another reel you love. Just drop in your own videos and photos to save time and put your own creative spin on a reel. Instagram is now adding some upgrades to Reels templates that will help you more easily find inspiration and create reels starting with a new and improved Template Browser. Now, you can browse templates…

Apple Bans Threads for Insta Knockoff From App Store

Image: Ascannio (Shutterstock)After Meta copied Twitter with Threads to major success, third parties are vying for an undeserved piece of the action. Apple has removed an app titled “Threads for Insta,” which is not actually the Threads app, but is instead an AI-powered content generator.Nobody’s Really Watching ReelsTechCrunch reported that Threads for Insta becameone of the App Store’s most downloaded apps, having topped the charts in Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, France, Spain, and the Netherlands this week. Meta’s

How Instagram is ‘forcing’ you to stay on Threads

Meta's new Threads app comes with a warning that users cannot leave without deleting their entire Instagram account. Since its recent launch, the app has already gained millions of signups, posing a challenge to Twitter, which has imposed limitations on post visibility. With its seamless integration with Instagram, signing up for Threads is convenient, but the signup process cannot be reversed. Users who wish to leave Threads will be compelled to delete their entire Instagram account. While Threads users have…

Meta adds ‘Why Am I Seeing This?’ feature for FB, Insta Reels

Image Source : META Meta adds 'Why Am I Seeing This?' feature for FB, Insta Reels Meta recently announced the expansion of its "Why Am I Seeing This?" feature for two of its other social platforms- Facebook Reels and Instagram, along with the Instagram Explore page as well. The feature aims to provide users with insights into why specific posts are being shown to them.…

Tinder Says Stop Hyping Your TikTok and Insta Handles

Rules are the tacky glue that holds the popsicle stick planks of any functional society, or elementary school engineering project, together. I’m sure Hobbes or Hegel once said that. Probably, we need laws to keep back the forceful waves of universal chaos. Or at least Tinder thinks so.Twitter Can’t Moderate Gore Any More | Future TechThe dating app is instituting new community guidelines, starting today that bar and restrict behaviors previously allowed (and in some cases ran rampant) on the platform. Social media