Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, has revealed that users will be able to add up to four pronouns to their profiles, which they can view publicly or only to their followers.

It's a new way to express yourself on Instagram, and it's already live in a few countries with plans to expand. However, the company did not specify which countries currently have this functionality.

"With the addition of a new area, you can now add pronouns to your profile. It's just another way to express yourself on Instagram, and we've already seen a lot of people use pronouns, so hopefully this will make things even simpler. Currently available in a few countries with plans to expand, "Instagram's VP of Product, Vishal Shah, said.

If a pronoun isn't already available, people can fill out a form to get it added, or simply add it to their bio.

The news comes as a group of 44 US Attorneys General have signed a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him not to launch "Instagram for Kids," citing concerns about mental health and privacy.

Children under the age of 13 will be able to use the famous photo-sharing app thanks to the "Instagram for Kids" app. The attorneys general, on the other hand, also advised Facebook to abandon its plans to introduce this new site.

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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.

 

 

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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Facebook’s latest take on a signature Snapchat feature is arriving today, and it’s called Vanish Mode. First announced as part of its big September redesign of Messenger, Vanish Mode is an ephemeral messaging mode for both Facebook Messenger and Instagram that will you let you send texts, photos, voice messages, emoji, and stickers that disappear immediately once they’re viewed by other parties and the chat window is closed.

Some users may have already noticed Vanish Mode in the chat settings on Messenger, as Facebook has been rolling out it slowly to some users since the redesign was announced two months ago. And on Instagram, some elements of Vanish Mode are already part of the core direct messaging feature set, including disappearing photos and videos once a piece of media has been viewed. Vanish Mode is similar in ways to Messenger’s existing secret conversation mode that lets you enter an end-to-end encrypted chat that’s saved only on your device, although the new mode is designed to delete anything sent forever once it’s been viewed.

For Facebook, ephemeral messaging still represents a way to attract younger smartphone users who have flocked to chat apps and platforms where they don’t have to post publicly and risk being haunted by social media posts later on in life. While Snapchat popularized ephemeral messaging among US teens with Stories and its DM design, Facebook has since adopted many of its rival’s features and implemented them throughout Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp for users of all age groups around the world.

Vanish Mode is just the latest of Facebook’s takes on the trend and a notable addition considering CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last year his company would strategically shift away from the News Feed and public posts and more toward private messaging and groups.

Vanish Mode will appear in both apps as a distinct option you can turn on and off in the settings of any particular chat message. You can also enter the mode by swiping up on a chat window (Vanish Mode is only available for one-on-one chats at the moment, and not group threads). The mode will then enable disappearing messages and other chat interactions, with the option to turn it off located at the top of the chat window or by swiping down again.

Facebook says the mode will be opt-in only, meaning you have to agree to enter Vanish Mode once another user in the chat has enabled it. Messenger and Instagram will also notify you when a screenshot of a chat is taken while the mode is enabled. Facebook says you can report individuals over Vanish Mode chat conduct, although it’s unclear how much of the conversation Facebook will be able to review for violations.

Vanish Mode should be available for Messenger in the US as well as some other countries starting today, Facebook says. And it will go live on Instagram in the US and other countries at a later date.

Source: indiatoday

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