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Adam Mosseri

Head of Instagram

Head of Instagram at Meta, overseeing product strategy for Instagram, Threads, and related platforms.

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Instagram Is Becoming a Reels App. Every Dating Brand That Ignored Short-Form Video Just Ran Out of Time.

Meta is testing an Instagram redesign that opens directly to Reels and introduces a customisable feed hub Users are shar…

24 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →

Financial & Investor

Instagram's Algorithm Controls: A Test Case for Dating Apps' Transparency Dilemma

Instagram's Algorithm Controls: A Test Case for Dating Apps' Transparency Dilemma

Instagram has expanded manual Reels algorithm controls to all English-speaking users, allowing selection of topic catego…

14 Jan 2026 · 1 min readRead →