New references in Instagram’s code suggest the company could be developing a paid verification feature following the rollout of a similar system at Twitter under Elon Musk. Recently discovered code ...

Instagram might be considering the possibility of offering paid verification to users, based on code seen by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi. The developer shared screenshots in the app's code ...

Ad revenues from free apps have taken a significant hit from Apple’s App Tracking Transparency requirement to ask user permission for tracking. Tracking is what makes it possible to serve personalized ...

It looks like Instagram may have considered copying another Twitter feature by elevating Verified users to a more prominent spot in the Instagram app, according to a new discovery in the app’s code.

There are some brands and tastemakers out there in who have gone has far as to buy their verification on Instagram, Facebook and other popular social media platforms as way increase their influence on ...

Facebook’s grand vision of deeper integration and interoperability between the communication platforms it owns is nothing new. So far, these plans have encompassed abilities such as cross-posting ...