Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. At a time when established social media platforms are facing criticism and turbulence — from TikTok's temporary shutdown to Meta's ...

There is a lot of change in the air of the social media world as TikTok prepares to go (potentially) dark, Mark Zuckerberg loosens content restrictions on Meta apps, and Elon Musk continues to toy ...

Instagram used to be a photographer's playground. Sadly, those days are long gone. The platform that once celebrated photography now treats our carefully composed images like an inconvenient ...

TikTok is one of the most popular and controversial social networks out there. The video app forced Instagram and YouTube to copy this new form of content sharing. That's how we got Reels and Shorts ...

Pixelfed, a decentralized alternative to Instagram, has launched its official mobile apps. The service today runs on the same ActivityPub protocol that powers open source X alternative Mastodon, ...

After months of testing and a public beta, Foto, the chronological feed-focused photography app that aims to rival Instagram, is now officially available on Android and iOS. Designed from the ground ...

Longtime users of Instagram, the photo- and video-focused first cousin to Meta’s Facebook, know it isn’t what it used to be. What began as a simple, fun way to share pictures with friends has turned ...

Instagram is a go-to social media platform to post pictures and your stories of the day. It's an ideal place for those who want to get entertained via videos and reels. As more apps come out, some ...

Social media used to be fun. You would get to see what your friends and family members have been up to. These days? These days it has become a game of chasing engagement and manipulating the algorithm ...