Instagram Bans Eggplant Emoji from Search Algorithm

05/04/15 5:07 PM PST

Instagram decided to ban the eggplant emoji from its new hashtag search algorithm because some users would tag racy photos with it

Media

Tags: instagram, emoji, eggplant, search, hashtag, ban, violation, guidelines

Former Miss Turkey Faces 2 Years in Prison for Insulting President

02/26/15 2:37 PM PST

Merve Büyüksaraç, who was crowned Miss Turkey a few years ago, is accused of insulting President Erdogan on Instagram and could face up to two years in prison

World Media Crime

Tags: merve büyüksaraç, turkey, president recep tayyip erdogan, turkish, insult, instagram, twitter, authoritarian

Tamil Actress Vasundhara Kashyap's Intimate Pictures Leaked Online

01/02/15 11:21 AM PST

Vasundhara Kashyap's intimate selfies and pictures with her boyfriend were uploaded onto her Instagram account

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Tags: vasundhara kashyap, instagram, tamil, actress, kollywood, boyfriend, selfies, intimate, leaked, picture, hacked

Instagram Deletes Spam Accounts

12/22/14 10:19 AM PST

Instagram deletes all 'spammy' accounts and lowers celebrities' followers by thousands, if not millions

Media Arts & Entertainment

Tags: instagram, followers, spam, spambot, social media, kim kardashian, justin bieber, mase

Internet Famous 'Grumpy Cat' Makes Owner Multi-Millionaire

12/10/14 11:34 AM PST

Grumpy Cat reportedly earned her owner $100 million in just two years. The cat's owner has said that figure is inaccurate, however with book deals, multiple products, and a movie, Grumpy Cat has made quite the chunk of change in revenue

U.S. Offbeat Business

Tags: grumpy, cat, feline, instagram, twitter, movie, books, agent, pet owner

Indian PM Narendra Modi Makes His Instagram Debut

11/14/14 11:50 AM PST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his Instagram debut by posting a picture from the 25th ASEAN summit in Myanmar

World Media

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Jammu DIG's Son Brags About Father's Power

11/03/14 3:35 PM PST

Tony Beig posted pictures on to his instagram profile, bragging about his father's power as a cop

World Media

Tags: shakeel beig, tony beig, jammu, dig, deputy inspector general, instagram, profile, picture, abuse, power

Snakes Seen Slithering on NYC Subway Train

10/17/14 2:08 PM PST

A man boards a New York City subway car with two companions: ball pythons 3 feet and 6 feet long

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Tags: snakes, subway, c train, ball python, mta, car, instagram, new york, nyc, manhattan

Instagram Releases New Time-Lapse Video App

08/28/14 11:43 AM PST

The new app, Hyperlapse, creates high-quality time lapse videos, even while the phone is in motion

Media

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'Man vs Food' Star Has New Show Pulled After Instagram War with Fans

07/10/14 8:55 AM PST

Travel Channel's 'Man Finds Food' was delayed after star, Adam Richman, had an explicit Instagram rant

Arts & Entertainment

Tags: adam richman, man vs. food, travel channel, instagram, rant, delay, man finds food, the best thing i ever ate

ISIS Launches Digital Campaign

06/20/14 5:30 PM PST

ISIS militants launched a digital campaign on Twitter and Instagram to answer questions and field allegations

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Tags: isis, twitter, instagram, all eyes on isis, twitter storm

Teenager's £500,000 Fleet of Luxury Cars Goes Up in Flames

06/18/14 11:04 AM PST

Four luxury cars worth £500,000 belonging to millionaire teen Lord Aleem are torched by arsonists in two different attacks

Crime

Tags: aleem iqbal, lord aleem, west midlands, instagram, lamborghini, luxury premium cars, arson attacks, arsonists