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Instagram was down — here's what happened and who it affected
By Jason England last updated
Instagram was down, and temporarily affected users of the service on a desktop web browser. Here's what happened.

Proton VPN sign-ups in Nepal rocket to 8,000% over the baseline in response to social media ban
By George Phillips published
Proton VPN sign-ups in Nepal spiked to 8,000% over the baseline as the government blocked 26 social media apps. The ban has now been lifted but anger remains.

Instagram for iPad is finally available on the App Store — here's what's different
By Scott Younker published
Instagram finally made an app for your iPad. Here's how to get it

Instagram was down for some users — latest updates on outage
By Scott Younker last updated
The photo-sharing app Instagram appears to be down. Here's what's happening.

I'm glad Threads is adding features to protect us from spoilers — but I wish it wasn't necessary
By Tom Pritchard published
Threads is fighting back against rampant spoilers with new features, but I still wish that they didn't have to bother.

Ads are coming to WhatsApp — here's where you'll see them (and where you won't)
By Lucy Scotting published
WhatsApp is introducing new third-party advertisement features on the Updates tab, according to parent company, Meta.

Facebook was down for some — live updates on outage
By Dave LeClair last updated
It looks like the social media giant is experencing issues and users all over are affected by the outage.

Instagram was down — live updates on the massive outage
By Dave LeClair last updated
How will I share my photos now?
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