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Not Clinically Addictive
Instagram's chief testified under oath that social media is not addictive. The same day, Meta launched a feature where users write letters to the algorithm, ann...

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2026-02-27
The Atlantic 2 related

Court docs from a New Mexico trial reveal internal divisions at Meta as Instagram teen safety initiatives conflicted with growth and engagement goals

For years, employees acknowledged a problem with potential child groomers, but prioritized growth over fixes.

2026-02-19
CNBC 101 related

Social media addiction trial: Mark Zuckerberg says increasing engagement on Instagram is not a company goal and that Meta removes underage users it identifies

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against the notion that the social media company made increasing time spent on Instagram a company goal.

2026-02-18
CNBC 55 related

Social media addiction trial: Mark Zuckerberg says increasing engagement on Instagram is not a company goal and that Meta removes underage users it identifies

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against the notion that the social media company made increasing time spent on Instagram a company goal.

2026-02-12
New York Times 41 related

Social media addiction trial in LA: Adam Mosseri says social media is not “clinically addictive” and that Meta is careful to test features used by young people

Instagram's chief executive said on Wednesday that social media was not “clinically addictive,” refuting claims …

2026-02-11
New York Times 20 related

Social media addiction trial: Adam Mosseri says social media is not “clinically addictive” and that Meta was careful to test features used by young people

Instagram's chief executive said on Wednesday that social media was not “clinically addictive,” refuting claims …

2026-01-13
The Verge 7 related

Instagram denies a breach and says it fixed an issue that let an “external party” send password reset emails, after a report that 17.5M users' data was exposed

2026-01-12
The Verge 68 related

Instagram denies a breach and says it fixed an issue that let an “external party” send password reset emails, after a report that 17.5M users' data was exposed

If you're one of the many, many people who received a password reset email from Instagram the other day, the company says it fixed the issue.

2026-01-11
The Verge 30 related

Instagram says there was no breach and it fixed an issue that let an external party send password reset emails, after reports that 17.5M users' data was exposed

The company claims there was no breach of its systems. … If you're one of the many, many people who received a password reset email …

Engadget 27 related

Malwarebytes: a 2024 Instagram data breach exposed information on 17.5 million users, including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses

As spotted by Malwarebytes, the alleged leak includes usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and more.  —  If you received a bunch …

2026-01-10
Engadget 13 related

Malwarebytes: a 2024 Instagram data breach exposed information on 17.5 million users, including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses

As spotted by Malwarebytes, the alleged leak includes usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and more.  —  If you received a bunch …

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Instagram has appeared in 1,637 Techmeme articles since December 2014, making it one of the most-covered entities in the archive. The biggest stories include Hands-on with Threads: fairly basic text-based messaging app, log in via Instagram, no... and Social media addiction trial: Mark Zuckerberg says increasing engagement on Instagram is.... Frequently covered alongside Facebook, Meta, TikTok, Twitter, and TechCrunch. Coverage has shifted toward safety, developer themes and away from consumer, research.

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