The social networking app is booming in authoritarian countries, where users are speaking freely about otherwise taboo topics.
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Netflix Chronicles Byron Bay’s ‘Hot Instagrammers.’ Will Paradise Survive?
Tensions between protecting and capitalizing on the image of the famous Australian beach town have exploded over a new reality show.
Frogmouths Are Instagram’s Most Photogenic Birds, German Researchers Say
Researchers in Germany reviewed more than 27,000 images to identify the world’s “most Instagrammable bird.” An odd-looking nocturnal species native to Australia and Southeast Asia stood out, they said.
Ed Balls Day Turns 10. How Is It Still Funny?
A decade is an eternity in internet years. But people still haven’t forgotten the British politician’s errant tweet, and he’s still playing along.
Domestic Workers in the Gulf Open Up About Labor Conditions on Tiktok
Foreign employees in wealthy households — most of them women — have been using the video-sharing app to bring abuses to light.
English Soccer Will Boycott Social Media to Protest Online Abuse
The boycott, set to begin on Friday, is the most direct effort yet by a sport to pressure social media companies like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to take action against abuse.
Women Are Battling China’s Angry Trolls. The Trolls Are Winning.
As online attacks against Chinese feminists intensify, popular social media companies are responding by removing the women — not the abusers — from their platforms.
MI5 Has Joined Instagram. It’s Not for the Likes.
MI5’s new account is an effort to appeal to job applicants. It joins other intelligence agencies on social media, where results are anything but guaranteed.
Canadian Lawmaker Apologizes for Taking Nude Photo of Colleague
It was not immediately clear what sanctions, if any, Sébastien Lemire would face after he acknowledged taking a nude photo of William Amos during a Zoom call.
After Heart Attack, British Man’s Post Resonates on LinkedIn
Jonathan Frostick, a program manager at an investment bank, was still in the hospital when he wrote a LinkedIn post vowing to step away from work and spend more time with his family. Thousands responded.