Costa Mesa, CA (PRESS RELEASE) Nékter Juice Bar, America’s freshest juice bar experience, will celebrate surpassing 100,000 Instagram followers this month by giving away 100,000 of its popular, fresh and …
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US and World News
As unrest grows, Iran restricts access to Instagram, WhatsApp
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Iran curbed access on Wednesday to Meta Platforms’ Instagram and WhatsApp, two of the last remaining social networks in the country, amid protests over the death of a woman …
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Country Fines Instagram $400,000,000 John Hugh DeMastri on September 6, 2022 The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Instagram €405 million ($403 million USD) Monday over child privacy violations, according …
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Financial News
Instagram to scale back shopping features amid commerce retreat – report
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc’s Instagram is planning to drastically scale back its shopping features as it shifts the focus of its e-commerce efforts to those that directly drive advertising, …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Portland Man Faces Federal Charges for Using Instagram to Sexually Exploit Children Online
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPORTLAND, Ore.—On June 7, 2022, a federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging a Portland man for using Instagram to persuade children to produce and send him sexually …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Convicted Felon Who Brandished Glock Pistol On Instagram Video Pleads Guilty To Possessing Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Devontae D. Hunter (25, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Hunter faces a …
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Howell Instagram Popup Party Shut Down, Police Responded
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A party in Howell’s Rodina Hall was shut down by event staff after excessively large crowds showed up and flooded the facility’s restrooms Friday night, the …
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Business News
A RETIRED BRONX SCHOOL TEACHER, AN ARTIST, AND AN INSTAGRAM DIRECT MESSAGE BRING A MESSAGE OF HOPE TO THE BRONX
by Your Newsby Your NewsHewitt began the Hopeful Project as public art sculptures in his home state of Maine and has since expanded along the east coast, with locations in Greenwich, Connecticut; New York City; …
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US and World News
Kanye West suspended from Instagram for 24 hours on policy violation
by Reutersby ReutersBy Akriti Sharma and Jahnavi Nidumolu – Kanye West has been suspended from social media network Instagram for 24 hours after the rapper infringed the platform’s policy regarding harassment, a …
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US and World News
Russia Moves To Declare Facebook Parent Company An ‘Extremist Organization,’ Ban Instagram
Russia Moves To Declare Facebook Parent Company An ‘Extremist Organization,’ Ban Instagram Ailan Evans on March 11, 2022 Russian prosecutors asked a court to classify Facebook parent company Meta as …
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US and World News
‘Life Isn’t Worth Losing For A Cool Instagram Picture’: NYC Man Rescued Twice In As Many Days While Hiking In Arizona
‘Life Isn’t Worth Losing For A Cool Instagram Picture’: NYC Man Rescued Twice In As Many Days While Hiking In Arizona Laurel Duggan on March 8, 2022 A 28-year-old man …
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– Estee Lauder Cos Inc said on Monday it has ousted senior executive John Demsey, less than a week after suspending him over an Instagram post that reportedly contained a …
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– Estee Lauder Cos Inc has placed its executive group president, John Demsey, on unpaid leave due to content posted on his Instagram account, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday. …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Local man sent to prison for targeting children via Instagram
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 31-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for coercing a child via the internet in order to have sex with her, announced …
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Business News
Facebook, Instagram are hot spots for fake Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Chanel
by Reutersby ReutersBy Elizabeth Culliford and Silvia Aloisi NEW YORK/MILAN – Facebook owner Meta Platforms is struggling to stop counterfeiters from pushing fake luxury goods from Gucci to Chanel across its social …
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Business News
Analysis-Facebook usage dips for first time. Will Instagram follow?
by Reutersby ReutersBy Paresh Dave and Elizabeth Culliford – TikTok, the pandemic and mobile data costs in India all helped draw people away from Facebook at an unprecedented rate last quarter. The …
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US and World News
Instagram star Chiara Ferragni seeks investor to expand abroad
by Reutersby ReutersBy Elisa Anzolin MILAN – Italian Instagram star Chiara Ferragni has mandated BNP Paribas to find a new investor to help grow her fashion brand internationally, one of her financial …
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Freedom is exhilarating. Over the past few years, many Americans have lost their connection with freedom during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Britney Spears is not one of them. Spears, who …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
East Bay Resident Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Targeting Minors On Instagram In Sexual Extortion Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOAKLAND – Delaney Tang was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for solicitation of child [censored]ography and conspiracy to commit cyberstalking in connection with a sexual extortion scheme, announced …
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US and World News
Senators Pressure Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri To Support Big Tech Regulations On Child Safety
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee earned a few token concessions from Instagram chief Adam Mosseri in a hearing Wednesday. Mosseri testified before the Senate panel in a hearing titled “Protecting …
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Tech and GamingUS and World News
Head Of Instagram Adam Mosseri To Testify On Harms To Kids’ Mental Health As Politicians Threaten Regulation
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is set to testify Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee, where he will face scrutiny from lawmakers over his platforms’ perceived harm to children. The hearing is …
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Featured NewsTech and GamingUS and World News
Instagram Rolls Out Teen Safety Features One Day Before CEO Will Testify In Congress
Instagram unveiled a host of child safety measures and parental controls for its app just one day before chief executive Adam Mosseri is due to testify in Congress. “At Instagram, …
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New Jersey NewsNorth Jersey NewsPolice Blotter
New Jersey Co-Leading Multistate Investigation into Instagram’s Potential Harms to Minors
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that New Jersey is co-leading a nationwide investigation into whether the social media platform Instagram is violating state consumer protection …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Texas Man Sentenced for Sexually Exploiting Indiana Child Through Instagram
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressINDIANAPOLIS – A Texas man was sentenced to over 23 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child by utilizing the social media platform Instagram to deceive and entice …
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Platforms owned by Facebook all experienced outages at the same time late Monday morning, and could not be accessed. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went down Monday morning, according to …