Adam Mosseri says 'people are confused' about how the Instagram map works
Yesterday, Meta introduced a new map feature that's almost identical to Snapchat's Snap Map. The feature has quickly sparked a backlash, though, and not just because it's yet another example of Instagram ripping off a Snapchat feature.<br /> While the map requires users to opt-in to share their location, many users were surprised and alarmed to see that their Instagram map was already populated with the locations of some accounts when it launched. That's because the map automatically pulls in location info when someone has recently shared a Story or Reel with a location tagged.<br /> For example, I posted a Story that tagged San Francisco's botanical gardens and it tagged me there on Instagram's map even though I have my map location set to share w [...]
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Instagram chief: AI is so ubiquitous 'it will be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media'
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Instagram is rushing out a new video editing app that sure sounds a lot like CapCut
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Instagram fixed an issue that caused posting multiple Stories to tank your reach
Instagram fixed a bug that caused the reach of some users' Stories to shrink when they posted more than one Story a day, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared on Friday. The fix addresses a common c [...]
Instagram tests new layout that puts the spotlight on Reels and DMs
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has announced that as part of a test, some Instagram users will be able to try a new menu bar in the app with a different arrangement of tabs. Notably, the new menu bar has [...]
