Instagram, the US-based photo-sharing platform Meta runs, has already surpassed its Chinese rival TikTok in app downloads last year. This landmark comes as Instagram capitalizes on the popularity of ...

Instagram dethroned TikTok as the app with the most downloads in 2023 as the China-owned video app faces scrutiny from US regulators, with some lawmakers warning it poses a security threat.

In a recent statement Instagram head Adam Mosseri declared that the platform would not be pursuing long-form video content. This decision stands in stark contrast to competitor TikTok's recent moves ...

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on social media and how the views and experiences of teens vary across sites. This ...

Adam Mosseri says Meta got a reality check when TikTok gained steam. Adam Mosseri says Meta got a reality check when TikTok gained steam. is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the ...

Is TikTok still the champ, or does Instagram have a shot now with all its recent changes? Let’s break it down. No boring stats — just the good stuff. If you’ve spent even five minutes on TikTok, ...

If you’re a millennial who loves TikTok, then you know the pain of explaining a viral video to someone who doesn’t use the app. Or worse — receiving said video from them in the form of an Instagram ...

When Instagram releases a new feature that is a direct copy of another app, its users fear the worst. In a 2022 essay for Digital Trends, writer Cristina Alexander lamented the "TikTok-ification of ...

TikTok reigns supreme in the social media space. The video sharing app gets all of the attention because, for starters, millions of people keep downloading it all over the world. I wrote recently ...

Her e Gule has spread rapidly on social media and created wider conversations about identity, representation and technology ...