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Instagram

2098 articles decelerating

Instagram has appeared in 2,098 articles since 2014-12. Coverage peaked in 2023Q3 with 79 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Facebook, Meta, Twitter, TikTok.

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2,098
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-81.6%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.631
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Sources
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publications
Not Clinically Addictive
Instagram's chief testified under oath that social media is not addictive. The same day, Meta launched a feature where users write letters to the algorithm, ann...

Coverage Timeline

2026-04-23
Business Insider 6 related

Instagram launches Instants, an app for sharing disappearing photos, in Italy and Spain, after rolling out an Instants feature in its main app in some regions

- Instagram launched a new app in Italy this week called “Instants.”  — A hodgepodge of apps like Snapchat, Locket, and BeReal, the app is meant to be “low-pressure.”

2026-04-22
Wired 9 related

The nonprofit Consumer Federation of America sues Meta, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

2026-04-21
Wired 4 related

The nonprofit Consumer Federation of America sues Meta, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

2026-04-16
Pew Research Center 9 related

A survey of US teens: ~90% say entertainment is a reason they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% message daily on Snapchat, 37% say TikTok impacts sleep

2026-04-15
Pew Research Center 8 related

A survey of US teens: ~90% say entertainment is a reason they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% message daily on Snapchat, 37% say TikTok impacts sleep

Teens largely turn to TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat for fun and connection.  But experiences around messaging, screen time and cyberbullying vary.

The Hollywood Reporter 6 related

Omdia: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok now capture over 90% of social media ad revenue, with Meta accounting for 70% of the total

Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok “capture over 90 percent of social media advertising revenues,” an Omdia analyst tells the StreamTV Europe gathering in Lisbon.

2026-04-13
New York Times 1 related

A verified @elonmusk TikTok account posts its first video, promoting SpaceX and Tesla, hitting 2M+ views; a verified @elonmusk Instagram account has yet to post

A verified account with the @elonmusk handle also recently showed up on Instagram, as the billionaire prepares to take his rocket company SpaceX public.

2026-04-10
Axios 13 related

Meta begins removing Facebook and Instagram ads from lawyers seeking clients who claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18

2026-04-09
Axios 13 related

Meta begins removing Facebook and Instagram ads from lawyers seeking clients who claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18

Meta on Thursday began removing advertisements from attorneys who were seeking clients that claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18.

2026-03-31
New York Times 8 related

Instagram reaches an agreement with the MPA to cease using the PG-13 trademark in its Teen Accounts marketing, after a C&D letter, and will add a disclaimer

The social media giant, under legal pressure from the Motion Picture Association, has retreated from its use of the movie rating in its marketing.

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Instagram has appeared in 1,649 Techmeme articles since December 2014, making it one of the most-covered entities in the archive. The biggest stories include Hands-on with Threads: fairly basic text-based messaging app, log in via Instagram, no... and Social media addiction trial: Mark Zuckerberg says increasing engagement on Instagram is.... Frequently covered alongside Facebook, Meta, TikTok, Twitter, and TechCrunch. Coverage has shifted toward safety themes and away from consumer, research.

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2024Q2safety -6pts; developer -8pts; consumer +14pts
2024Q3consumer -11pts; competition +7pts
2024Q4safety +10pts; consumer +9pts; research -8pts

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