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Police confirm missing photographer Hannah Kobayashi is safe after investigation found a “desire to disconnect”
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS A missing Hawaii woman described as a budding photographer has now been found safe after nearly a month of searching
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TikTok’s attempt to stop pending US ban is turned down in court. What does it mean for creators?
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS A US Court of Appeals has turned down ByteDance's claims that the ban violates the First Amendment
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TikTok finally admits beauty filters impact sense of self, limits feature for teens
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
Users under 18 will soon lose access to "beauty" filters while others will be labeled as altered
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"Horrific and traumatizing videos" – the dark world of the social media moderators
By Leonie Helm published
In 2020 Meta agreed to pay a settlement of US$52 million to moderators due to mental health issues caused by their roles
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Instagram launches 'Teen Accounts' to combat sextortion of teenage users
By Leonie Helm published
Meta has said the new measures to keep teenagers safe on their platforms will be "guided by parents"
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14 famous photographers you should follow on X
By Tom May last updated
These well-known shooters are still using the social network formerly known as Twitter
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"This could be annoying" – Instagram's boss warns it's about to break your curated feed!
By Adam Juniper published
News Instagram is experimenting with discarding the iconic square grid for the profile grid.
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Social media is ruining photography – but my solution is to ignore the likes
By Sean McCormack published
opinion Instagram is no longer the promotional tool it was to photographers – so you need to think of it differently
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"I think I've hit my YouTube existential crisis" – Geoff Mashall asks "Will YouTube be around forever?"
By Adam Juniper published
Opinion "The YouTube monster demands that you feed it" but does the world just want little short videos now? I thought Marshall's analysis was brilliant...
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"Instagram has probably been the most important thing for my photography… The politics of the algorithm can be frustrating, but I try to look past that"
By Lauren Scott published
Interview Ellis Reed shares his experiences with the Instagram community and why it's important to grow at your own pace
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