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It looks like Instagram might not be the only social media platform ditching likes as parent company Facebook says they might also get rid of like counts in the News Feed.  Instagram is currently testing hiding its like counts in 7 countries including Canada because they want to users to “focus on the photos and […]

Facebook is reportedly working on a new app for Instagram that would utilize a private messaging function like Snapchat.  This is far from the first time Facebook has taken inspiration from Snapchat, considering the app replicated the Stories feature for Facebook and Instagram.  Read more: Spotify most streamed summer songs include Post Malone, Billie Eilish […]

Facebook has decided to change the names of Instagram and WhatsApp to let people know who is in charge of two of the most popular apps.  Facebook is the parent company of both apps, and the name change is to reflect that.  Read more: Slipknot on Tortilla Face: “The audience has to figure out who […]

Instagram is down for the fourth time this summer causing major outrage online by social media users.  According to users, new posts will not load in their feeds and they are unable to view their friends’ stories on the app. People are also saying its parent company Facebook is down as well.  Read more: ‘Are […]

2019 has been a year of constant teasers, and the 1975 are the latest to hop on the bandwagon. Amid their recent MTV Video Music Award nomination and late-night TV escapades, the band unplugged by deleting their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. Fans seem to think they’re preparing for the highly anticipated followup to A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships. […]

Instagram and its parent company Facebook are under fire from queer and feminist brands who say the platforms refuse to run their ads on users’ feeds.  Feminist newsletter Salty revealed recently that it tried to run ads on Instagram of its latest cover, but was denied. Salty also runs a website with a focus on […]

Attila frontman Chris Fronzak aka Fronz just unveiled some special merch to commemorate the Area 51 meme circling the internet.  In case you aren’t familiar, there’s a meme going around about people that are RSVPing to a Facebook event that is planned to “storm Area 51.” More than 1 million people have RSVPed.  Read more: […]

Instagram revealed that they have begun to test hiding the number of likes and video views some posts receive in several countries, and people aren’t happy.  The company tweeted that they would be testing the new feature in seven countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan and New Zealand.  Read more: Universal Music Group estimates […]

Snapchat introduced their shows feature almost a year ago as a way to win back users, but the app is getting a bit of an overhaul. The lineup of “creator shows” is getting a test with a Netflix-like home page to separate this content from the main Discovery page. Read More: Tool make streaming service […]

It turns out that using filters on Snapchat might not be so harmless after all. Recent studies have found that the app is causing an increase in plastic surgery worldwide. People are bringing in photos of themselves that are heavily filtered and asking to look like that version of themselves. Read more: Lzzy Hale says […]

The YouTube comment section is notorious for being extremely toxic, but the company is looking for ways to combat that. They’re testing out hiding the comment section on videos so users can only see it after clicking a button. Read More: OutKast are officially unrecognizable to people under the age of 20 The comments section doesn’t […]

Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams is taking another social media hiatus because she’s been working so hard lately. Last November, Wiliams posted a lengthy statement to her Instagram, updating fans that she was taking an “extended break” from social media. Read more: August Burns Red celebrate ‘Constellations’ with decade-old video release “it’s holiday season, but im […]

The official Sleeping With Sirens account and all of the band’s members have all completely wiped their Instagram pages, sparking major speculation among fans. All five Sleeping With Sirens members — Kellin Quinn, Jack Fowler, Gabe Barham, Justin Hills and Nick Martin—completely deleted all posts from their feeds, as well as the band’s main account. […]

The year is 2011 and you’ve just come home from school to the need of some new music discovery. Before the tailored algorithms of Spotify, many of us sought out new music suggestions in Turntable.fm, a social media website that allowed users to interactively share music. Now, Spotify may be putting their own twist on […]

Many Twitter users are boycotting Facebook after a fake video of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi went viral earlier in the week. There is a hashtag #DeleteFacebook that has been trending nationwide on Twitter after the incident. Read more: ‘Spider-Man’ action figure reveals major ‘Far From Home’ spoiler The clip in question is slowed […]

Snapchat might be getting way louder with a possible new music-centered upgrade in the works. The company, owned by Snap, has been in negotiations with music companies, including Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, to work out licensing agreements to add songs to Snapchat. Read more: Alexisonfire drop heavy new track […]

It looks like Facebook is now pulling double duty as both social media platform and potential matchmaker. While it won’t be available in the U.S. until later this year, the Facebook Dating feature titled “Secret Crush” is just as creepy as it sounds—especially considering the number of privacy issues the social media platform has endured […]