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Instagram finally launches 13+ age checkups – TechCrunch

Instagram is done playing dumb about users’ ages. After 9 years, Instagram is finally embracing more responsibility to protect underage…

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This browser extension unhides Instagram Likes – TechCrunch

Instagram is hiding Like counts to make people feel better. But what if you’re curious, competitive, or just petty? Now…

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Simple Contacts has a new service letting users cheaply switch contact lens prescriptions – TechCrunch

Simple Contacts has launched a new service letting users try out new contact lenses for as little as $3. The…

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Facebook quietly built “Popular Photos”, an in-app Instagram – TechCrunch

Facebook is copying Instagram while simultaneously invading its acquisition with branding and links back to the mothership. TechCrunch has spotted…

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GitHub launches a mobile app, smarter notifications and improved code search – TechCrunch

At its annual Universe conference today, Microsoft -owned GitHub announced a couple of new products, as well as the general…

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Dutch court orders Facebook to ban celebrity crypto scam ads after another lawsuit – TechCrunch

A Dutch court has ruled that Facebook can be required to use filter technologies to identify and pre-emptively take down…

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Instagram Stories launches TikTok clone Reels in Brazil – TechCrunch

Instagram is launching a video-music remix feature to finally fight back against Chinese social rival TikTok. Instagram Reels lets you…

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Instagram to test hiding Like counts in US, which could hurt influencers – TechCrunch

“We will make decisions that hurt the business if they help people’s well-being and health” says Instagram’s CEO Adam Mosseri….

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Instagram expands ban on suicide content to cover cartoons and memes – TechCrunch

Instagram has expanded a ban on graphical self-harm imagery to include a broader range of content depicting suicide, including fictional…

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Nike has picked up Russell Wilson’s Tally/TraceMe in a rare acquisition – TechCrunch

Nike has long been synonymous with premium sneakers and other sports gear, but now it seems that the company could…