Telegram gained 70 million new users after WhatsApp, Facebook went down

Telegram

Users all over the world were recently unable to access Facebook and its other services, such as WhatsApp and Instagram. The outage lasted more than 6 hours and cost Facebook millions of dollars in lost revenue. During the outage, however, the grass was greener for WhatsApp competitor Telegram, which gained millions of new followers. During … Read more

WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook are down for users globally

WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook are down

All of Facebook’s services, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger, are currently unavailable. The company confirmed this with tweets across its various corporate handles, including the Facebook app, Instagram, and WhatsApp (since Twitter is the only major social platform that is currently operational). It promised that the app would be back online soon, though the company … Read more

Messenger now allows Instagram users to participate in group chats

Messenger now allows Instagram users to participate in group chats

Today, Facebook, which is at the heart of social media, and Instagram began a joint group period in message boxes. For a long time, the Facebook and Instagram message boxes have been combined. In fact, according to the company, this preference-based system has reached a 70 percent adaptation level. A new era begins here today … Read more

Instagram Kids app for children under the age of 13 has paused due to backlash

Instagram Kids

Instagram, a Facebook-owned photo-sharing app, announced on Monday that work on an “Instagram Kids” version for children under the age of 13 has been put on hold. The launch of “Instagram Kids” has been met with opposition from US lawmakers and advocacy groups, who have urged the social media giant to abandon its plans, claiming … Read more

Instagram Reels now has advertisements

Instagram Reels

Get ready to see advertisements in Instagram Reels. Ads will begin appearing in the app’s video feed / TikTok clone today all over the world. They’ll appear in between other clips and will look like any other Reel — full-screen, looping, up to 30 seconds long. A small “sponsored” tag will appear below the advertiser’s account … Read more