In an unexpected twist in the world of social media, Instagram has introduced a series of updates in an attempt to lure users from its competitor, TikTok, amid the latter’s precarious legal standing in the U.

"Honestly, it makes me really sad to think that there are pictures out there of my house that could be making people feel less than about theirs."

Entities that traditionally communicate with the public in such crises have, for the most part, been doing their best: Local media has been working tirelessly — TV stations such as KTLA have excelled in particular — while municipal and state authorities have been trying to provide as much actionable information as possible.

Like the wildfire conditions in Los Angeles County, my For You page on TikTok turned overnight.

Brad Pitt is not on social media, his team reminded fans, after a French woman said she was conned out of $800,000 by scammers posing as the A-list actor.

Rage-baiting — posting infuriating content to social media to attract attention and engagement — has been making headlines in recent years because it’s, well, enraging. And baiting followers into leaving millions of angry comments on videos designed to upset them is making influencers, especially those on TikTok, six-figure profits.

Many Austin-based influencers make the majority of their income from TikTok. Read about eight who wonder what happens next if the app is banned.

Chrissy Teigen has called for a social media curfew. The model — who is married to singer John Legend — is a regular user of Instagram but she's convinced services should be suspended between the hours of 6pm and 6am to give everyone a break because "life was awesome" before platforms like Facebook and TikTok launched.

Chrissy Teigen suggests a social media curfew following TikTok’s temporary shutdown amid ongoing ban discussions.

Indonesia will impose interim child protection guidelines on social media companies while the government carves out a law to set a minimum age for users of the platforms, a senior communications ministry official said on Wednesday.

Instagram announced a new video creation app Sunday amid legal struggles faced in the U.S. by TikTok, another social media platform with a focus on visual content. “Today we’re announcing Edits, a