SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has taken steps to penalize Meta Platforms Inc. for allegedly failing to protect local consumers on its e-commerce platforms of Facebook and Instagram, sources said Friday. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its investigation into Meta’s purported violations of South Korea’s e-commerce law and subsequently [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – This year, Instagram highlighted “micro-trends” as a defining characteristic of the global Generation Z (born between the mid-1990s and 2000s). Rather than adhering to a singular, standardized trend, young individuals are prioritizing their unique personalities and interests, forming stronger connections with others who share similar passions. Instagram made this announcement [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study found that four out of every 10 Instagram accounts belonging to large companies in South Korea were found to be posting misleading environmental content, a practice known as “greenwashing.” This often confuses consumers, making them think the companies are more environmentally friendly than they actually are. [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms Inc. on Wednesday released a report analyzing the mutual interactions of users worldwide connected through Facebook and Instagram. The report identified four primary cultural trends for this year and the future: exploratory identities, refined relationships, assertive aspirations, and lived values. The report showed that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The photo- and video-sharing platform Instagram saw the largest increase among South Korean users in their teens and 20s among all social media apps in the last 12 months, data showed Tuesday. Mobile app tracker Wiseapp conducted a survey of Android and iOS users over 10 years of age, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Instagram is South Korea’s top social networking platform for garnering the most monthly users for the first time. Local market analysis firm IGA Works reported that Instagram topped the charts in the social networking sector with 18,912,201 users last month, combining the numbers provided by Google Play and Apple’s [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Personal Information Protection Commission is looking into whether the upcoming privacy policy update by Meta, the operator of Facebook, runs afoul of domestic law and will take action if any irregularities are found, officials said Friday. Meta has since late May sent out notifications to South Korean users [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy has flared up over the global photo- and video-sharing platform Instagram’s arbitrary deletion of accounts whose users have the same names as celebrities such as members of K-pop girl groups. Recently in an online community, a woman uploaded a post outlining her experience with Instagram’s arbitrary deletion of [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min has seen his Instagram followers break the 6 million milestone. The South Korean star for Tottenham Hotspur uploaded a post on his Instagram account on Thursday celebrating 6 million followers. “I am truly happy to be able to share what I think is invaluable with so many [...]
STOCKHOLM and ATLANTA, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Sinch AB (publ), a global leader in cloud communications for mobile customer engagement, today launched a worldwide API for business messaging through Instagram to coincide with the availability of the Messenger API for Instagram announced by Messenger from Facebook during its F8 conference. The Messenger API for Instagram enables [...]