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Shopify announced this morning it’s partnered with Facebook to expand its payment option, Shop Pay, to all Shopify merchants selling across both Facebook and Instagram. This is the first time Shop Pay will be made available outside of Shopify’s own platform, and represents a sign

Instagram this morning announced the global expansion of its Instagram Shopping service across IGTV. The product, which lets you watch a video then check out with a few taps, offers creators and influencers a way to more directly monetize their user base on Instagram, while also

The Trump administration has stated that the main reason it has pinpointed the apps has been to “safeguard the national security of the United States” in the face of nefarious activity out of China, where the owners of WeChat and TikTok, respectively Tencent and ByteDance, are ba

The company said that in the United States, it’s started testing a new section called Facebook Shop — like Instagram Shop, it’s basically a shopping destination where you can find products from a variety of different businesses. (This is distinct from Facebook Marketplace, which

In the Shop tab, you’re able to filter by categories like beauty and home, for example, and then checkout directly in the app.

In this version of Instagram Shop accessed from the main navigation bar, users can filter by brands they follow or by category

companies are pulling ads over their failure to moderate misinformation and hateful content

Instagram announced today it’s expanding access to Instagram Shopping to more businesses, including creators who want to sell their own merchandise.

If the intention is to paint social media as filtering content, it helps to have examples like this, regardless of the reason.