Instagram is adding new features to help users find old stories posted over the last three years and to reduce abusive behavior. The stories archive now includes a new monthly calendar view, which shows the days you posted each story, alongside a map which shows story locations, TechCrunch reports. Instagram also announced a pair of new anti-bullying features that attempt to automatically hide potentially abusive comments while discouraging users from posting them in the first place.

Given that stories are designed to disappear automatically after 24 hours, it’s likely surprising to many that Instagram has an archive of them going back years. The stories archive actually dates back to 2017 — the new calendar and map just offer a better way to find old stories. The archive is private, visible only to you, but there’s an option to re-share them publicly on your profile or stories feed. The new Stories Map and monthly calendar view are rolling out now and can be accessed from the “archive” menu under your user profile.

As part of Instagram’s latest round of anti-bullying features, the service will start automatically hiding comments similar to those that have been reported. These comments won’t be deleted entirely, however, and can still be viewed by tapping the “View Hidden Comments” button. Instagram is also adding warnings for users who repeatedly post potentially offensive comments to try and encourage them to think twice before posting, in an expansion of an initiative launched last year. Both new features are currently being tested on the platform.

Instagram’s announcement of the new features coincides with the service’s 10th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, Instagram has added an easter egg that lets you revisit its old app icons on iOS and Android. It can be accessed by doing a long swipe down on the settings menu, after which the old app icons can be brought back into active duty.

Source:theverge
 

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When asked a question, What is common between Instagram and Whatsapp? Nothing in particular comes in mind. But there is a big common aspect shared between the two, parent company, the social media giant Facebook. Yes, Instagram and Whatsapp are owned by Facebook.

Till date Instagram and Whatsapp were seperate entity doing their own business without Facebook interference. But that is going to change soon. Facebook is planning to re-brand Instagram and Whatsapp and has already notified employees of those company. So be prepared to see changes from Instagram and Whatsapp to Instagram from Facebook and Whatsapp from Facebook. For this Facebook spokesperson said "We want to be clearer about the products and services that are part of Facebook."

Facebook lately has been in many controversy regarding their security and user data breaches making people say Instagram, Whatsapp manage those data more securely. Doing this rebranding will be a slap to all those who criticize Facebook’s way of doing work making them aware WhatsApp and Instagram are also from the same company they criticize.

Instagram is owned by Facebook and its obvious that two platforms will likely share good features of one another. In Facebook when you open a video, below that are the recommended videos. And if you open an image in Facebook , there are no such recommendation but Instagram does.

When you open an image in Instagram you can keep on scrolling as recommended or popular images keep on coming. Now, Facebook is testing similar feature in its platform named “Popular Photos”. This feature will allow you to see more pictures from your friends and other public posts by scrolling down just like Instagram.

 

 

No words on when this feature will rollout though.

 

 

Facebook is testing a new feature that will link your account with the news subscription you have paid for so that you can read paywalled articles without hitting the paywall or required to log in again.

The aim is to help news publishers create a better experience for paying subscribers on the social networking platform, reports TechCrunch. According to the company, subscribers who linked their accounts made an average of 111 per cent more article clicks compared to those who weren't part of the test group.

Those subscribers increased their rate of following a publisher from 34 per cent to 97 per cent. When subscribers link their accounts with news publishers, it will show them more content. Some newspapers like the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Athletic and the Winnipeg Free Press in the US are testing the feature.

Calling itself a Fifth Estate, Facebook launched its revamped in the US in June that includes a dedicated local news section among other topics, including breaking news alerts.

Facebook News will soon arrive in the UK, Germany, France, India and Brazil within the next six months to a year, and will pay news publishers to ensure their content is available in the new product.

Facebook has found that over 95 per cent of the traffic Facebook News delivers to publishers "is incremental to the traffic they already get from News Feed". Before a dedicated News tab, Facebook had "Instant Articles" that restricted advertising, subscriptions and the recirculation modules publishers relied on, leading many to abandon the feature.

In 2018, the company decided to prioritise friends and family posts in its News Feed, sidelining news outlets.

source:indiatv

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