The North State Journal

Elevate the conversation.

  • About
  • Business
  • Contact Us
  • Features
  • HOME
  • Jobs
    • Advertising Sales
    • Carriers
    • Freelance Writers
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Sports
June 27, 2022

instagram

Article

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

October 8, 2021 The Associated Press

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms are back online after a massive global outage plunged the services and the businesses and people who rely on them into chaos for hours. Facebook said late Monday […]

Article

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

October 4, 2021 Associated Press

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down in parts of the world on Monday. The company said it was “aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app” and it was working […]

Article

Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback

September 27, 2021 Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids’ version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users. “I still firmly […]

Article

How Instagram star helped rescue dozens from Afghanistan

September 4, 2021 The Associated Press

Dozens of desperate Afghans who had been trying to flee the Taliban before Tuesday’s deadline for the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul made it to safety with help from an unexpected place: Instagram influencer Quentin Quarantino. […]

Article

Facebook, Instagram will now let you hide ‘like’ counts

May 26, 2021 Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

If you post a photo to social media and you don’t know how many people liked it, did you really post it? Instagram and Facebook users can now find out. Beginning Wednesday, those on both […]

Article

Stein, state AGs tell Facebook no ‘Instagram for children’

May 13, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Attorney General Josh Stein joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 state attorneys general to urge Facebook to abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under 13, citing serious concerns […]

Article

Facebook oversight board to rule on suspended Trump account

May 3, 2021 The Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump will find out this week whether he gets to return to Facebook. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will announce its decision Wednesday on a case concerning the former […]

Article

Users could soon hide ‘like’ counts on Instagram, Facebook

April 15, 2021 Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The tiny red hearts that appear under Instagram photos of kids, kittens and sandwiches can be a source of stress for many users, an insidious way of measuring self worth and popularity. Now Facebook says […]

Article

Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer

January 7, 2021 Barbara Ortutay and David Klepper, Associated Press

Facebook and Instagram are silencing President Donald Trump’s social media accounts for the rest of his presidency. The move, which followed Wednesday’s protest at the U.S. Capitol, is also a somber reminder of the enormous […]

Article

US govt, states sue Facebook for ‘predatory’ conduct

December 10, 2020 Marcy Gordon and Michael Sisak, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a […]

Posts navigation

1 2 »

The Latest

  • North Carolina’s wealthiest hospitals record profits after receiving COVID relief funds

    June 26, 2022
    According to a report released by the state treasurer’s office on Wednesday, June 22, seven of North Carolina’s largest hospital systems made billions of dollars in profit during the COVID-19 pandemic, while also claiming another [...]
  • Hornets rehire Steve Clifford as head coach
    June 24, 2022
  • Hornets draft Mark Williams at No. 15, trade away No. 13 pick to Detroit
    June 24, 2022
  • Daytime Emmys return to live in-person show, ‘Y&R’ tops noms
    June 24, 2022
  • A summer job: Good for the teenage soul and wallet
    June 18, 2022
  • Biden teams with East Coast governors to boost offshore wind
    June 24, 2022
  • FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes
    June 24, 2022
  • Hornets rehire Steve Clifford as head coach
    June 24, 2022
  • General Assembly - Raleigh - May 2020
    Legislative leaders: Stein must lift injunction, fully enforce current NC abortion laws
    June 24, 2022
  • NC health officials report first confirmed monkeypox infection
    June 24, 2022
  • A look at 50 years of Supreme Court abortion decisions
    June 24, 2022
  • Hornets draft Mark Williams at No. 15, trade away No. 13 pick to Detroit
    June 24, 2022
Current Print Issue
Stay in Touch
Contact Us
Home
News
Subscribe

© 2021 — North State Media LLC