… The issue, which Meta says has since been patched, cropped up around the same time Barack Obama’s White House account on Instagram was hacked. On Sunday, users noticed that the @obamawhitehouse account began posting images containing Iranian propaganda. …
… The number refers to “users who had their passwords reset through the support tool, did not have 2FA enabled on their account and whose Instagram accounts were likely accessed by an unauthorized party” — though Meta says it’s an “upper bound,” as some of these accounts may have been accessed legiti… …
… Blunder, More Than 34,000 Instagram Accounts Became Vulnerable | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/technology/34000-instagram-accounts-ai.html | The New York Times
… I asked Meta whether accounts primarily clipping other streamers would be considered “unoriginal.” ”We look at a range of factors, not just whether similar content already exists on Instagram, to determine if an account is posting original content or re-uploading others’ work,” says Cullen Heaney, … …
… Another Instagram account that last posted in 2017 when it was sharing calligraphy videos appears now to be part of a clip farm, sharing Call of Duty clips tagged as sponsored with captions like “This might be the smoothest sniping has ever been in a battle royale 👀.” The original clip that made Cl… …
… Managed accounts , which offer a music-only experience with parental controls for the under-13 set, were previously reserved for Premium Family subscribers. Now, free users can also create kids accounts , with their own playlists, suggestions, and wrapped experiences. …
… I don’t like what Instagram has done. I disagree with a lot of their decisions. I still have an Instagram page. …
… So then Instagram turned into TikTok, and then YouTube turned into TikTok. …