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  • Instagram to bring mods to Lives, ‘likes’ for Stories

    Instagram to bring mods to Lives, ‘likes’ for Stories

    Instagram is going to be adding some welcome new features to the platform in the coming future, according to recent findings from Italian self-proclaimed reverse-engineer and mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi.

    Paluzzi has always enjoyed tearing down beta APK releases of Instagram, Snapchat, as well as other apps to get an early glimpse of future updates, and this time is no exception. His most recent foray into Instagram’s code has revealed that Instagram is about to implement a “like” option for Instagram Stories, among other things.

    Until now, Instagram has only given users the ability to react in a number of ways to people’s Insta Stories, which is different from a regular thumbs up or alike. By swiping up from the bottom of a Story screen, for example, you could “quick react,” or choose from a predetermined group of emojis to react with.

    You could also react to the Story by sending a GIF or a written message. However, what is probably the most basic function of all—being able to “smash that like button”—has surprisingly taken this long to appear. For the record, once the Stories have been up for 24 hours, any likes or reactions sent disappear along with them.

    Aside from the ability to “like” Stories, Paluzzi has also unearthed an upcoming ability for Instagram “Live” broadcast hosts to add moderators to their streams, to monitor the feed and keep the chat in check.

    Reportedly, hosts will only be able to have one moderator per Live video. This person will have to be chosen from the “Who’s Watching” list, and will receive full permission to moderate comments (naturally), as well as turn questions on/off and manage requests to go live.

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  • Instagram test hides an important Feature

    Instagram test hides an important Feature

    Some Twitter and Instagram users read a lot into the number of Likes a certain tweet or post receives. For example, subscribers to both social media apps might decide to skip certain tweets or posts that don’t amass many Likes, considering them to be recommendations. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said last year that he is not a fan of the Like button, and Twitter says that users trying to write posts that generate a large number of Likes could be trying to gain approval from their fellow posters. This would be a form of social-media addiction. As a result, we could see Twitter eventually remove the heart-shaped icon that readers of a tweet tap to show that they Like a message.

    While neither Twitter nor Instagram is removing Likes just yet, Instagram is testing a new look that will prevent readers from seeing the number of Likes received by a post. The only one who will be able to get that number will be the person who actually wrote the message. This was discovered by the tireless Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane), who sent out a tweet with this information. Wong, who loves to “reverse engineer apps,” notes that Instagram writes, “We want your followers to focus on what you share, not how many likes your posts get.”

    Based on the comments that Wong’s tweet received, apparently many are upset about this, especially since they believe that Instagram is removing Likes completely. Again, users will still have the ability to Like a post, but the author of the post will be the only one who sees how many each message has received. And again, this is only a test and we have no idea when or if Instagram will eventually roll out this update to all of its users.

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