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Meta is pushing back against claims that a premium Instagram offering, referred to as Instagram Plus, would show users who repeatedly view their stories. The company is rejecting suggestions that repeat story viewers could be revealed, addressing speculation that has been circulating among Instagram users.

Meta, TikTok and X have launched a legal challenge against the UK's online safety regulator over its demands for user data, Reuters reports. The platforms are contesting the scope of information requests issued under the UK's Online Safety Act, which requires companies to share data to assess risks such as illegal content and harm to children. The dispute tests how far the regulator can go in compelling global platforms to hand over information, and the outcome could shape enforcement of the UK's online safety regime.

Teens favor Apple's iPhone over Android phones, and Instagram over Snapchat, according to reporting by Mashable. The finding points to Apple's continued grip on the youth market and suggests Instagram remains the dominant social platform among teenagers, outpacing Snapchat despite its popularity with younger users. The report is likely to feed ongoing debate among marketers and tech companies about where teen attention is shifting.

Elma Aveiro, sister of Cristiano Ronaldo, posted a cryptic message on Instagram saying "Betrayal is a dish best served cold, and what goes around comes around. The only way is the way forward". The post, highlighted by transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano, is drawing attention as speculation grows over what - or who - it refers to, with no clarification from the family.

Meta has banned another Toronto performer from Instagram and Facebook, citing an old photo of dancers in bikinis that the company says promotes harm. The case adds to a string of similar account removals affecting Toronto performers, raising questions about how Meta's automated moderation handles artistic and adult-adjacent content.

UK regulators are examining Instagram's 'Instants' feature, which lets users send disappearing photos, over concerns that ephemeral images could enable harassment or abuse of children and other vulnerable users. The probe focuses on whether automatically vanishing content undermines safety safeguards and reporting. The story has drawn attention in technology and photography circles, with discussion centring on privacy, platform accountability and child safety online.

Photographer Lucien Wittwer has shared a new conceptual fine-art portrait titled 'Rouge grâce et Prière noir II', promoting the work through his Instagram and DeviantArt profiles. The piece continues his creative portrait photography series, and the French-titled work is drawing attention among fine-art photography followers online.

Photographer Lucien Wittwer has published a new image titled 'La pluie dans l'âme', or 'rain in the soul', continuing his work in street and conceptual photography. The piece blends urban, abstract and colour photography, and is being shared across his photography profiles. Viewers are engaging with its melancholic, atmospheric take on rain and city life.

An internet creator known as Popsicles has circulated a Linktree hub gathering their accounts on Telegram, Instagram and Threads. The post serves as a directory so followers can find all of Popsicles' profiles in one place across social media platforms.

Instagram is experimenting with a read-only mode that would be offered to paying Plus subscribers, Engadget reports. The feature would let users browse content without posting, liking or commenting. The news is drawing attention as part of Meta's broader push to monetize Instagram through subscription perks, with observers debating whether such a quiet mode addresses user burnout.

A Mumbai mother of two says the pressure to present flawless, Instagram-style parenting left her exhausted, so she has deliberately chosen a simpler, more relaxed approach to raising her children. Her story, featured by The Better India, is resonating with parents who feel the same strain of curated online ideals and are questioning the need to perform perfection in family life.

Photographer Lucien Wittwer has published a new series of photographs under the title "Factory Suits, Street Art", showing street art and painted wall scenes shot in a colorful, abstract, surrealist style. The images are being shared with photography and street art audiences, with links to his Instagram and DeviantArt portfolios.

Two men have been convicted of second-degree murder for a 2021 shooting in Bogalusa, Louisiana, that prosecutors linked to a rap feud playing out on Instagram. The verdict closes a case that drew attention for showing how online disputes between artists escalated into real-world violence, with prosecutors presenting the social media conflict as a motive for the killing.

Futurism reports that Instagram has been serving advertisements for a "pet incinerator" service to its users, raising questions about how the platform vets advertising content. The story, circulating widely on social media, has prompted discussion about Meta's ad review standards and whether such sensitive products should be promoted in users' feeds at all.

A developer has released Punish, an Android app that lets users set screen-time limits and charges them $15 if they exceed them, with the money donated to an organisation of the user's choice, including ones they dislike such as the NRA or Everytown. The idea is that donating to a cause you oppose makes the penalty genuinely motivating rather than a trivial cost.

Photographer Lucien Wittwer has shared a new pair of fine-art conceptual portraits titled 'Rouge grâce' and 'Prière noir', pointing viewers to his Instagram and DeviantArt pages. The works, tagged under portrait and conceptual photography, are drawing modest attention among fine-art photography followers on social platforms.

UK regulators have launched an investigation into Meta, examining whether the company properly assessed the risks of its Instagram Instants feature. The probe, reported by Reuters, focuses on Meta's risk assessment practices rather than a specific harm. The inquiry adds to growing regulatory scrutiny of Meta's platforms in Britain and could result in corrective measures if shortcomings are found.

Apple has begun a new 'Shot on iPhone Duo' advertising campaign, publishing a carousel on Instagram featuring photos commissioned from photographers Jake Michaels and Jason Nocito to showcase the cameras on the new iPhone Duo. The campaign continues Apple's long-running practice of enlisting professional photographers to demonstrate what its phone cameras can do.

A student protest under the banner 'Fund Our Future' took place in Dublin, Ireland. Demonstrators tied the action to wider grievances including the housing crisis, the cost of living, and government housing policy, with hashtags blaming the governing Fianna Fáil–Fine Gael coalition. The protest reflects growing student anger over education funding and living conditions in Ireland.

Digital artist Victor Studio Art has released a new vector illustration titled 'Mano Mística con Ojo y Alas', a mystical hand with an eye and wings in a vintage, retro style. The piece is being promoted as printable art and design merchandise, including stickers, mugs, t-shirts and framed prints, sold through platforms such as Etsy and Displate.

Posts marking historical anniversaries for October 6, 'tal día como hoy', are being shared in Spanish, touching on astronomy, NASA, the ESA, Pope John Paul II and the MiG-29 fighter jet, alongside a reference to explorer Jason Lewis. The items are presented as 'efemérides históricas', echoes of the past, inviting readers to reflect on notable events tied to the date.

French photographer Laurent Dufour is asking the public to follow his Instagram account @laurent.dufour.paris, promoting a portrait taken by photographer Joel Bastide. The image, shot in Caen, Normandy, is a monochrome afternoon fashion portrait made on an iPhone 13. There is no indication of wider debate; the post reads as straightforward self-promotion of his photography feed.