Instagram Confirms That it is Testing a ‘Re-Post' Feature for the Main Feed
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- 12 Sep 2022
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Hey, you know how your Instagram feed keeps getting disrupted by posts from people and profiles that you don’t follow, and largely don’t care about?
Well, it’s about to get even worse. According to a new finding by social media expert Matt Navarra, Instagram is now testing a new ‘Repost’ option, which would enable users to amplify any post by re-sharing it to their followers in the app.
As you can see here, soon, users will be able to view a display of all of the posts that a user has re-posted.
Instagram has confirmed the test to TechCrunch, providing the following statement:
“We’re exploring the ability to reshare posts in Feed – similar to how you can reshare in Stories – so people can share what resonates with them, and so original creators are credited for their work. We plan to test this soon with a small number of people.”
So, essentially, retweets, but for Instagram feed posts instead.
Which will probably suck.
I mean, people have thus far been pretty upset with Instagram ramming more and more algorithmically recommended posts into their home feeds. Read More...
