Articles about Adam Mosseri
Adam Mosseri is the current head of Instagram, a subsidiary of Facebook. Mosseri is an Israeli-American currently based in the United States and has been a Facebook employee for 13 years. He started as a product designer in 2008, leveling up to become the vice president of product management in 2016. He was appointed the head of the Instagram product in May 2018. Adam Mosseri is an alma mater of the New York University. He was born in January 1983. Mosseri was appointed to his current role as the head of Instagram after the photo-sharing app's founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in September 2018. Mosseri's title "head of Instagram" before from the title of the former leaders since Facebook reserves CEO titles for founders only. Under Mosseri's leadership, Instagram has expanded multifold, incorporating new monetization tools and new features for content creators, keeping abreast with the likes of TikTok and Snapchat. In 2020, Adam Mosseri was listed in the Tech category of Fortune's "40 under 40" list.
11 Oct 2021
Instagram will 'nudge' teens away from harm, encourage taking breaks
Facebook is grappling with the aftermath of whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony that showed it proceeded to build Instagram Kids, fully aware that Instagram is detrimental to teenagers' mental health.
28 Sep 2021
Facebook 'pauses' Instagram Kids development amid intense criticism
Facebook on Monday announced it had halted the development of Instagram Kids, a standalone Instagram version designed specifically for children aged 13 or younger.
27 Aug 2021
Instagram will finally improve how its Search works
In a blog post penned by Instagram's head Adam Mosseri, the Facebook-owned social media platform explained how its Search feature works.
01 Jul 2021
Instagram will soon recommend posts, make videos play in fullscreen
Facebook-owned social media platform Instagram has been compelled to continuously evolve and add features like Reels to stay competitive amid rivalry with popular platforms like TikTok.
28 Apr 2021
Instagram is developing Creator Shops, tools targeting 'creator middle class'
In a recent Instagram Live session with Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, Mark Zuckerberg announced a suite of new tools which would help Instagram influencers monetize their online presence.
16 Jan 2021
WhatsApp capitulates: Won't implement controversial privacy policy for 3 months
With WhatsApp's clarifications being received with skepticism, the chat app has pushed the deadline for accepting its new Terms of Service (ToS) forward by three months.
19 Sep 2020
TikTok CEO asks Instagram, Facebook to help fight US ban
A few hours ago, the US Department of Commerce issued an order to ban the downloads of TikTok and WeChat apps, and limit their functionality.
16 Jun 2020
Instagram CEO announces plan to better support Black users
In light of the brutal killing of George Floyd and the racial discrimination protests stemming from it, Instagram is moving to take steps to better support Black communities.
26 Feb 2020
Nicknames to love animation, all new features coming on Instagram
A week ago, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri claimed that they have far more important things to work on than an iPad app.
17 Feb 2020
Instagram is too busy to make iPad app, says CEO
Even after nearly ten years' worth of operation, Instagram remains unavailable on one of the hottest gadgets in the market - the iPad.
09 Jul 2019
Now, Instagram will warn you against posting hate comments
In a major move, Instagram has announced two new tools to combat the pressing problem of bullying.
28 Dec 2018
Instagram 'accidentally' went horizontal, freaking several people out
Instagram is famous for some really cool features, but last night, the photo-sharing platform went haywire and started turning horizontal.
11 Dec 2018
Instagram promotes Vishal Shah to Head of Product post
Following the departure of Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in September, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform was going through a leadership crisis.
10 Oct 2018
Instagram launches AI-backed features to combat bullying
Photo-sharing service Instagram has launched a new set of AI and machine learning-powered features to combat bullying on the platform.
05 Oct 2018
Instagram testing ways to share your location with Facebook
Popular photo-sharing app Instagram appears to be testing a new setting to allow Facebook, its parent company, to collate the places you've been to, and use that data for targeted advertising.
02 Mar 2018
Facebook discontinues failed split News Feed experiment
After learning that users didn't like two separate News Feeds, one for family/friends and another for commercial pages, Facebook has ended its Explore Feed test.
12 Jan 2018
Facebook News Feed to now prioritize posts from friends
Facebook is making a major modification to its News Feed algorithm that will prioritize posts from friends and family instead of news and other third-party publisher content.
