📍A feature to search for friends on the map will be added to Instagram.

You will be able to choose who to share your location with - all or only a certain group of users, as well as hide your geolocation from certain users.
Now you will be able to manage the privacy of your geolocation in your account settings.

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✉️Customising read receipts

Instagram introduced the option to turn off read receipts in Direct Messages, giving users more control over their privacy and messaging experience.

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📎Insane Facts About Instagram pt.1

1️⃣The name Instagram comes from combining “instant camera” and “telegram.”

2️⃣The first photo ever posted was by the co-founder, kevin, on July 16, 2010. The photo is a picture of a dog.

3️⃣A study has discovered that 8% of all Instagram accounts are fake.

4️⃣The most Instagrammed food is pizza, taking the lead in front of sushi and steak.

5️⃣It’s estimated that posts that include at least one hashtag gain 12.6% more engagement.

6️⃣Instagram was bought by Facebook in 2012 for $1 billion dollars. At the time of its purchase, there were only 30 million users on the platform.

7️⃣As of October 2022, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person on Instagram, with over 490 million followers.

8️⃣There are at least 1 million advertisers on Instagram.

9️⃣Instagram was launched on October 6, 2010, and gained 25,000 users on its first day.

1️⃣0️⃣Initially, Instagram was called Codename, but the name changed to Instagram before it was launched.

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📎Insane Facts About Instagram pt.2

1️⃣The top five countries that use Instagram in order of popularity are the United States, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.

2️⃣The most used emoji on Instagram is the heart emoji.

3️⃣The top three most used filters are Gingham, Clarendon, and Juno.

4️⃣Every month, there are over 16 million Google searches for “Instagram.”

5️⃣The top five most followed brands on Instagram, in order of popularity, are National Geographic, Nike, Victoria’s Secret, 9GAG, and Nike Football.

6️⃣More than half of the top brands on Instagram use the same filter for every post.

7️⃣As of 2018, there have been over 45 billion photos shared on this platform.

Unsurprisingly, selfies are one of the top uploaded pictures on Instagram. There are over 290 million selfies on Instagram.

8️⃣Instagram is the second most engaged network, just behind Facebook, which takes the lead. More than 60% of its users log in on a daily basis.

9️⃣The most used hashtags are #love, #instagood, #me, #cute and #follow.

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⭐️Insta is testing a new AI-based feature that will allow you to substitute any background on a photo in a story.

The sticker is called a "Backdoor". It allows you to cut out the main object and substitute the desired background

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🔣Instagram is expanding testing for downloading longer Reels — some users can upload 3 and 10 minute videos.

According to the developers, longer videos will help increase engagement, as well as open up more opportunities for monetization.

The screenshot below shows that some users have already gained access to download videos up to 3 minutes long, which is 2 times more than the current limit of 90 seconds.

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⚡️Games for live streaming on Instagram — "Quiz" and "This or that"

According to the developers, the new feature will help authors more easily engage the audience and provoke a reaction, which will allow them to build communication with their audience live.

To make a live stream of the game, start creating a live stream and click on the puzzle icon. On the bar that opens, select the game you want to play with your audience.

❓How to make a live stream with the game on Instagram:

This option is available during the broadcast on the side toolbar. To start the game, tap the screen again.

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🥰Instagram is working on a feature that would allow you to let others put a ‘Spin’ on your Reel

Instagram is working on a “Spins” feature for Reels, its short-form video TikTok clone, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The feature, which was first spotted by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, would allow other users to swap out the text or audio in your Reels. Instagram says Spins is an internal prototype and isn’t being tested externally.

The feature could be used as a way for users to start trends by creating templates that other people can then put their own creative spin on.

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😱Bored? Go play this hidden game in your Instagram DMs

Instagram has quietly added a secret emoji game that you can access in your DMs. The goal of the game is simple: Use your finger to move the paddle at the bottom of your screen to keep your emoji afloat and continuously bouncing. Drop your emoji, and it’s game over. The game is reminiscent of the old-school games that would come pre-installed on your phone back in the day, like Breakout or Pong.

To access the hidden game, all you have to do is open up a DM chat, send an emoji and then click on it.

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📎Threads is adding live scores for sports games, starting with the NBA

Threads, the Twitter-like app from Instagram, is adding live scores for sports games. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that Threads has started testing live scores for NBA games, and that the platform plans to add support for additional leagues in the future.

👉The launch of the feature comes as Threads continues to take on X, which has had live scores for sports games for around a decade now. With this new feature, Threads is seeking to attract users who would normally go on X to discuss live games and stay up-to-date on the latest developments.

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📷Meta offers lower cost for EU ad-free subscription under privacy review

Meta has proposed to drop the price of an ad-free subscription in the European Union — currently the only way regional users of its social networks, Facebook and Instagram, can avoid its tracking and profiling.

From €9.99 per month per Facebook or Instagram account, to €5.99 (and with a slightly reduced monthly fee per each additional account).👍

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😴New ‘Not Interested’ Option

The opposite of like button is introduced on Instagram explore as the “Not interested” option in the latest Instagram update. If you don’t like a particular post that you see on your Instagram explore page, then you can tap on the not interested option to notify the Instagram algorithm to show that kind of content less. 📷

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🚫Instagram To Use Facial Recognition To Verify Age

Instagram has started testing its new process of age verification in the US. Any user who attempts to change their age on the app will have to verify their age using one of the three options available after this new Instagram update:

❌Users must upload an identification document, such as a driver's license or other identity card, when changing their age on the app. Alternatively, they can opt to upload a video selfie, which will display instructions for the process. Otis technology calculates the user's age based on facial traits and shares it with Instagram, and the image is then removed by Meta and Yoti.

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🌡Instagram Statistics 2024 (Top Picks)

🔥Instagram currently has over 2.4 billion users, this number is projected to reach 2.5 billion by the end of 2024.

🔥Over 500 million users access Instagram every day.

🔥61% of Instagram’s audience is aged between 18 to 34.

🔥An average user spends 24 minutes on Instagram every day.

🔥50.7% of Instagram users are males, and 49.3% are females.

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🌡 Monthly Active Users

There are currently over 2.4 billion monthly active Instagram users. The platform gained 100 million users in the previous quarter alone.

🔄Considering the growth trend, the number of Instagram MAUs is estimated to reach over 2.5 billion by the end of Q1 2024.

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📷 Additional Insights On Instagram Monthly Active Users

🔥45.28% of the world’s 5.07 billion internet users access Instagram every month.

🔥Instagram is used by 29.62% of the world’s population.

🔥The monthly active user base of Instagram is equivalent to the population of the EU and North America combined.

🔥Instagram had 30 million monthly active users when Facebook (META) bought the social network for $1 billion.

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💻 Users By Country

With 359 million users, India is the country with the highest number of Instagram users, followed by the USA (158.5 million), Brazil (123 million), and Indonesia (105 million).

🔆India 359 million

🔆United States 158.5 million

🔆Brazil 123 million

🔆Indonesia 105 million

🔆Turkey 57 million

🔆Japan 55 million

🔆Mexico 46 million

🔆Germany 32 million

🔆United Kingdom 31.3 million

🔆Italy 29 million

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🔒Instagram introduces a new Blend feature

This feature will create a separate feed with videos specifically for you and your friend. Currently, this is an internal testing feature, meaning it has not yet become available to regular users. But it is believed that. Instagram has also not yet made an official announcement about this.

🔥What is the Blend function?

With the mixing function, you can create a special roller ribbon with a special friend. This tape will only be visible to both of you.

In this case, Instagram will create a combination of your choice for you, taking into account the habits of you and your friend watching videos, as well as what reels you share with each other.

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🔣The 10 Best News Sites on Instagram

➡️VICE News 860k followers

➡️ News. com 53.4k followers

➡️The Washington Post 1.8m followers

➡️Fox News 3.2m followers

➡️The Telegraph 333k followers

➡️The Times of London 221k followers

➡️Tic-Toc by Bloomberg 166k followers

➡️BBC News 8.3m followers

➡️The Guardian 1.8m followers

➡️Buzzfeed News World 705k followers

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✔️Top 10 Sports Pages On Instagram

📎SportsCenter

📎BT Sport

📎SuperSport

📎Sky Sports

📎Sport Bible

📎Goal

📎ESPN

📎BeIN Sports

📎Sports Nation

📎BBC Sport

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