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Meta has released a mobile app called Style Sketch without an announcement. It builds a virtual wardrobe from the user's Instagram photos and suggests outfits with virtual try-ons on models matched to body type and skin tone. It is currently available only in Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand.
Aziz KarimovThe 45-year-old singer Christina Aguilera posted a photo on Instagram in which she poses nude in a bathtub, calling it her 'last look before Halloween.' The post continues a series of high-profile appearances by the singer in October: earlier she starred in a Charlotte Tilbury ad campaign and appeared at an HIV prevention event.
Otabek YusupovThe UK regulator Ofcom has identified 'highly effective' ways to determine the age of social media users ahead of the ban for under-16s coming into force in March next year. A government decision is expected by the end of the year.
Aziz KarimovModel Elena Perminova, the ex-wife of billionaire Alexander Lebedev, posted photos from Dubai in a black swimsuit on Instagram. Gazeta.Ru also recalls her recent appearances: a sheer mesh mini dress on October 20 and her denial of rumors of a romance with Artyom Vorobyov.
Aziz Karimov43-year-old TV presenter Victoria Lopyreva posted a bikini photo from a balcony in Dubai with a view of the Burj Al Arab hotel and told her followers that she had returned to the UAE with her son. Gazeta.Ru recalls details of her life in the Emirates: a 10-year golden visa, her son's studies at an international school, and living separately from her husband without an official divorce.
Aziz KarimovElena Vakulenko-Pinskaya posted an archive photo dated 1998 on Instagram. Gazeta.Ru supplemented the post with biographical details: studies in France and at the State University of Management, meeting the rapper at the Simachev bar, the wedding on June 11, 2009, and two children.
Aziz KarimovInstagram has announced testing of a new 'Features' format — videos up to 90 minutes long — as well as a 'Clips as Reels' feature. Tests are running in Brazil and now in the US. The decision reverses the platform's years-long bet on short videos and could be the first serious step toward competing with YouTube's monetization program.
Aziz KarimovMandy Moore, star of A Walk to Remember and several TV series, posted family photos on Instagram from the celebration of her younger son Oscar Bennett's fourth birthday. The actress also spoke about her wedding to musician Taylor Goldsmith and how the couple chose names for their three children.
Aziz KarimovActress and singer Nastasya Samburskaya shared an Instagram video from a beach on Saadiyat Island, where she posed in an orange bikini without makeup. Earlier, she posted photos of her vacation in Belek (Turkey) and said she had quit smoking.
Aziz KarimovActress Maria Shumakova posted a photo without filters on Instagram, noting that she recently suffered a rotavirus infection along with her young son. She spoke about her love of 'moderate cosmetology' and also about how she lost 30 kilograms after giving birth in 2024 without any food restrictions.
Sevara AzamovaActress Olga Kabo, 58, posted a photo in a monokini on Instagram and spoke about her rest at a sanatorium in the Moscow region after a tour in which she performed ten plays in six days.
Javlon TursunovModel and actress Emily Ratajkowski posted an Instagram photo in a blue mini bikini top and multicolored bottoms. Earlier, she appeared at the MTV VMAs in a red dress and became the face of an issue of EE72 magazine.
Sevara AzamovaModel and actress Emily Ratajkowski posted a rare joint photo with director Romain Gavras — the former boyfriend of singer Dua Lipa — on Instagram. The photo shows them kissing. The post was captioned with a phrase about news from Los Angeles.
Javlon TursunovTV presenter and model Victoria Lopyreva posted on Instagram (owned by Meta, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) photos in a bright monokini taken on a yacht. Followers actively praised her shape. Lopyreva spoke about her nutrition system and sports training.
Sevara AzamovaThe Tech Transparency Project has since the beginning of 2026 discovered 332 paid ads on Facebook and Instagram in which AI was used to turn ordinary photos of adults and children into sexualized content. Meta says it reviews ads before publication and prohibits the sexual exploitation of children, yet its system failed to stop these materials. Most ads led to AI image-generation apps, a significant share of which, according to TTP, were developed in China.
Sardor QodirovA CensHERship campaign survey found that 96% of nearly 200 surveyed creators, doctors and charities had faced restrictions on women's health content on social media. Meta and TikTok deny deliberate suppression and say they are working on moderation systems.
Sardor QodirovProtests are taking place in Azerbaijan after the authorities banned wearing hijabs in schools. More than 30 people have been detained, and users are complaining about the inaccessibility of Instagram and TikTok — the most popular social networks in the country. Why did the Azerbaijani authorities introduce a 'hijab ban', and what will the protests lead to? Bashir Kitachaev, an independent journalist specializing in the South Caucasus, answers these questions. Listen to and watch the podcast 'What Was That?' on our website, on our Substack page, or on your favorite platform.
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