Facebook’s ‘Instagram for children’ plans face fierce backlash
by Kyriacos Nicolaou Facebook-owned Instagram has received a raft of fierce criticism soon after its announcement of a children’s version of the popular image and...
Cypriotwithsign: Sending out a message of hope
There’s lots of dudes with signs that have become something of an Instagram phenomenon but, here in Cyprus, it’s all about @cypriotwithsign: the young man...
Follow me! The rise of the influencer
Social media and influencers feed off each other in a relationship that many young people crave for themselves Panayiotis, aged nine, wants to become...
Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state sued Facebook Inc on Wednesday, saying that it broke antitrust law and should potentially be...
Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60% experiencing harassment, a global study showed on...
Facebook hopes TikTok is left reeling after wheeling out Reels
It was inevitable that Facebook would come out with its own TikTok-like product, and after the revealing of ‘Reels’, we now have a better view...
BoC launches ‘Throwback Thursdays’, a peek into its photo archive
Bank of Cyprus has announced that it is launching a ‘Throwback Thursdays’ project, sharing retro snapshots and stories from past decades related to the lender’s...
Transport minister’s Instagram account hacked
On Friday Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos announced on Facebook that his Instagram account had been hacked. “I was very disappointed to find out that someone...
Instascam: woman loses thousands to internet ‘lover’
By Andrea Busfield A LIMASSOL teacher has spoken of her ‘utter devastation’ after a man she met online conned her out of €17,000. The woman,...
Doctor fined €14,000 for violating patient data on Instagram
Data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou imposed a penalty of €14,000 on a doctor who published sensitive personal information on a patient on the social media...
Man remanded for blackmailing girls into sending nude photos
A 20-year-old man from Nicosia was remanded on Monday for eight days after allegedly blackmailing three underage girls between the ages of 12 and 14...
Instagram co-founders resign in latest Facebook executive exit
Instagram on Monday said co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned...
Fig Tree Bay beach one of most photographed on Instagram
Fig Tree Bay Beach in Protaras is one of the most popular beaches in the world, according to how many times they have been snapped...
Nissi beach ranks third in Instagram postings
Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa has been ranked third among social network Instagram’s most popular and most-photographed beaches. In an announcement, Ayia Napa municipality said...
Ronaldo climbs Instagram ranks, Selena Gomez most-followed
Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo muscled his way into Instagram‘s top-followed ranks this year as he documented his career and growing family, but pop star Selena Gomez...
Instagram stories blows past Snapchat
Facebook’s copycat approach to competing with Snapchat appears to be working. The company introduced several Snapchat-like features to its social platforms in the past year,...
New Instagram feature makes content disappear after 24 hours
Instagram, the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook, is taking aim at fast-growing messaging app Snapchat with a new feature that gives users the option to...
Instagram attracting more advertising than Twitter -survey
Advertising agencies are for the first time turning to Instagram more frequently than Twitter for social media ad campaigns, a survey released Thursday showed, a...
Turkish hackers block Russian minister’s social network account
A social network account of Russia’s communications minister was temporarily blocked on Sunday in a cyberattack carried out by hackers presenting themselves as a Turkish...
Teen more than meets 2015 dog rescue target
EVE Moore is one person who did what she set out to do in 2015, and it was all for the good of stray dogs...