Business / Tech Jun 18, 2020
Facebook lets users block political ads in bid to quell outcry
A professor of political communication says the move "is likely to exacerbate the incumbency advantage."
MLB May 29, 2020
Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani made a splash on social media Thursday with the launch of an official Instagram account, instantly gaining a large number of followers. The Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation announced his arrival on the photo sharing site with a sense of humor, ...
Travel Apr 15, 2020
Immerse yourself in these top travel Instagram accounts
by Rebecca Saunders
While on lockdown, Instagram gives us the chance to travel vicariously — to get lost in beautiful landscapes, to peer into destinations and gaze in wonder at the adventures that await once we are all free to explore the world again.
World Jan 31, 2020
U.K. press watchdog rejects Prince Harry's complaint over drugged wildlife article
Britain's press watchdog has rejected a complaint by Prince Harry over a tabloid newspaper article that said wild animals pictured in photos he posted on Instagram had been drugged and tied up. Harry, Queen Elizabeth's grandson, posted the pictures he had taken of African wildlife ...
Commentary / World Dec 29, 2019
How Instagram has changed the way we shop
by Sarah Halzack
It has also transformed the way we brag about what we bought.
Business Dec 20, 2019
Instagram bans 'influencers' from promoting vaping and tobacco products and guns
Social media "influencers" will no longer be allowed to promote vaping, tobacco products and weapons on Instagram as the Facebook-owned platform doubles down on its existing ad policies banning the advertisements of such products. Product endorsements are common on Instagram and celebrities and others with ...
Business Dec 5, 2019
Instagram to collect ages in push for youth safety and alcohol ad dollars
Facebook Inc.'s Instagram said it will require birth dates from all new users starting on Wednesday, expanding the audience for ads for alcohol and other age-restricted products while offering new safety measures for younger users. Until now, Instagram except for limited circumstances has required its ...
Business / Tech Nov 29, 2019
Facebook works to restore access after Thanksgiving Day outage
Facebook Inc. said it was working to restore access on Thursday to its users after issues with its central software systems triggered an outage in its family of apps, including Instagram, on the busy Thanksgiving Day holiday. "We quickly investigated, started restoring access, and we're ...
Business / Tech Nov 26, 2019
KDDI Corp. and social media giant Facebook Inc. will jointly develop services to be provided through a 5G network in Japan, according to informed sources. They aim to offer smartphone users a product sales system utilizing augmented reality by taking advantage of the massive data ...
Food & Drink | 2010s: Decade in review Nov 16, 2019
How Japanese social media changed 2010s eating habits
by Makiko Itoh
Move over complicated bentos: Japanese recipes in the 2010s are all about making cozy, unfussy food that looks good online.
Business Nov 14, 2019
Facebook removes 3.2 billion fake accounts and millions of child abuse posts
Facebook Inc. removed 3.2 billion fake accounts between April and September, along with millions of posts depicting child abuse and suicide, according to its latest content moderation report released on Wednesday. That more than doubles the number of fake accounts taken down during the same ...
Entertainment News Nov 4, 2019
Top boy band Arashi begins global online distribution of all singles year ahead of ending activities
Iconic Japanese boy band Arashi has started global online distribution of all of its singles, about a year ahead of the group's scheduled suspension of its activities. Downloading and subscription streaming of all of the five-member group's past 64 songs as well as a new ...