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Instagram Reorder Grid Feature: Rearrange Your Profile Posts
Instagram has launched Reorder Grid, a long-requested feature that lets users rearrange the posts on their profile without deleting or reposting them. Rolled out on June 8, 2026, the mobile tool gives creators and brands far more control over how their grid looks.
9 Jun 2026
Ali Abdelwahab's Instagram Privacy Warning for May 8
Instagram privacy became the dominant conversation ahead of May 8, and Dubai creator Ali Abdelwahab placed personal message habits front and center — urging users to review DMs, delete sensitive media, and protect private data before Meta's encryption change took effect.
6 May 2026
Instagram TV App Brings Reels to the Big Screen
Instagram has launched a dedicated TV app on Amazon Fire TV devices in the US, letting users watch personalized Reels on the big screen. The app features portrait-mode playback, interest-based Channels, and support for up to five accounts per household.
18 Dec 2025
Instagram Rings Awards Honor 25 Top Global Creators
Instagram launched Rings, its first-ever creator awards program, honoring 25 exceptional creators worldwide with a custom gold ring by Grace Wales Bonner and exclusive digital profile privileges — judged by Spike Lee, Marc Jacobs, KAWS, and Adam Mosseri.
7 Oct 2025
Creators HQ Ramadan Events Draw 420+ Digital Creators
Creators HQ hosted four Ramadan discussion nights — the first of their kind in the UAE and the Middle East — bringing together more than 420 content creators, CEOs, and media professionals alongside executives from X, Meta, YouTube, and Samsung.
25 Mar 2025
Meta's $65 Billion AI Investment Plan for 2025
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will invest up to $65 billion in AI infrastructure in 2025, including a 2-gigawatt data center and over 1.3 million Nvidia GPUs, as Meta races to lead the global AI revolution against OpenAI and Google.
26 Jan 2025
AI Reshapes Content Creation at 1B Followers Summit
The 1 Billion Followers Summit (11–13 January 2025, Dubai) put AI at the centre of its "Content for Good" agenda. YouTube, Meta, and Duolingo outlined how artificial intelligence is reshaping digital media for 15,000 creators, 420 speakers, and 125 global CEOs.
12 Jan 2025
How to Opt Out of Meta AI on Instagram
Meta AI launched across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger in 22 countries from July 2024. Users are concerned their public posts are being used to train AI models without clear consent. Here is what you can do — and what your options actually are.
1 Sep 2024
Meta AI on WhatsApp Is Getting Voice Message Support
Meta AI on WhatsApp is gaining voice message support, spotted in the Android beta v2.24.16.10. WhatsApp users will soon be able to send voice prompts directly to Meta AI — a shift from text-only interaction across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
9 Aug 2024
Brazil Blocks Meta from Using Social Media Data for AI
Brazil's ANPD ordered Meta to immediately stop using Instagram and Facebook posts to train its generative AI models — citing risks to children, inadequate transparency, and weaker opt-out rights for Brazilian users compared to those in Europe.
4 Jul 2024
Meta AI Training Uses Your Data: Australians Can't Opt Out
Meta has begun using years of public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its AI models — and Australian users have no opt-out option, sparking outrage among privacy advocates and artists who fear the exploitation of their personal data and creative work.
11 Jun 2024
Meta and Google Offer Millions for Hollywood AI Licensing
Meta and Google are in early talks with major Hollywood studios, offering tens of millions to license film and TV content for AI video generation training, per Bloomberg. Warner Bros. is open; Disney and Netflix have declined.
28 May 2024
Meta Workplace Shutdown: Zoom's Workvivo Takes Over
Meta is closing Workplace, its business communications platform launched in 2016, in June 2026 as it pivots to AI and the metaverse. Zoom's Workvivo is the official migration partner for the app's estimated 7 million users.
21 May 2024