Instagram updated its wordmark, the social media platform's text-only logo, on Aug. 13. Take a look.

The social media giant is being sued by four states who allege it designed Facebook and Instagram to hook kids — and lied to the public about the risks.

By Greg Bensinger, Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel OAKLAND, California, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The top executive at Instagram said few teenagers used a key safety feature to limit their use before it was turned on by default,

Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.

Instagram did something bold and brave this week: It unveiled a new wordmark for the first time, stepping away from its signature cursive to a new and strange part-modern, part-script font. It took one look for people to start dogging the company out for its unreadability. It does, unfortunately, look like it says Instagzam.

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Adam Mosseri testified in a case brought by states that claim the Meta-owned app created addictive features to hook young users.

Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.