Seeing what videos your friends have liked can be great, or embarrassing. If you're using Instagram Reels, be warned when you hit the "like" button.

Meta spokesperson Paige Cohen confirmed to The Verge that they launched a Breakthrough Bonus program, in which accepted creators will automatically start earning money through the Content Monetization program — plus up to $5,000 in bonuses to help them “get off the ground” for the first 90 days.

Instagram has made changes in recent days that appear to be aimed at attracting TikTok users while the short-video app’s future remains in limbo.

In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Paige Cohen confirmed that the company has launched a Breakthrough Bonus program that lets TikTok creators earn up to $5,000 over three months for posting Reels to Facebook and Instagram.

Meta is working on implementing community notes on Instagram and Threads. Shortly after CEO Mark Zuckerberg's big pivot away from fact checking and into community notes, Meta's Threads and Instagram appear to be working on implementing the feature.

Some Meta users said that they believed they were forced to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance’s pages, and that Instagram was blocking searches for the #democrat hashtag.

Instagram is making a host of sweeping changes in a bid to attract TikTok users as the future of that app hangs in the balance. TikTok temporarily shut down after the Supreme Court upheld a law that required ByteDance to divest its stake in the company by Jan. 19 or face a national ban.

Instagram's new Edits app will be available this spring. But thanks to new presidential action, creators can still use TikTok's CapCut.

One day after Justin Bieber claimed someone hacked his Instagram account to unfollow his wife, Hailey Bieber clapped back in a subtle way. The Rhode founder shut down divorce rumors by snapping a selfie with a tote bag embroidered with “Mrs. Bieber.”