New Instagram features explained including one which may worry parents
Social media platform Instagram has updated its features to include three new elements that fans have long been asking for. People with Instagram accounts will now be able to 'repost' their friends' pictures and Reels (the video section of the app), as well as see each others' locations through the new Instagram Map.
Meta, Mark Zuckerberg's company that owns Instagram, announced the news on their website yesterday, August 6. As well as adding in a repost feature, users will now be able to share their location through Instagram Map, similar to rival social media platform Snapchat's SnapMap.
But this particular new feature could worry parents whose kids or teens use the app.
The company said on its website: "Today, we're launching several new ways to help you better connect with your friends on Instagram. People have always come to Instagram to share what they're up to and where they are.
"Now, with reposts, the map, and the 'Friends' tab in Reels, it's easier for you and your friends to stay in touch through the content you're enjoying on Instagram."
But what exactly are these new features, and should parents be worried? Here's a rundown of all Instagram's newly added elements and how to use them.
What are the new Instagram features?
Reposting pictures and Reels
With the new update, users can repost public Reels and posts, which Instagram says makes it easier to share interests with friends.
This new repost feature will also appear as a separate tab on the app, so users can easily go back and revisit the content they have reposted in the past.
Reposts are credited to the original poster. For creators, this means that when their content is reposted by someone else, it may be recommended to that person's followers, even if they don't follow the creator directly.
This gives creators an opportunity to reach even more people, Instagram says.
Sharing location with the Instagram Map
Users have the option to opt in to sharing their last active location with friends of their choice, and they are able to turn off the feature at anytime.
Those who have the location feature turned on can also open the map to see content their friends and favourite creators are posting from interesting or fun locations.
Instagram says: "No matter how you use the map, you and your friends have a new, lightweight way to connect with each other."
But while this feature may spark concern in parents whose kids or teens use the app, Instagram is assuring that their new map has strict controls which parents can access.
They said: "If you're a parent with supervision set up for your teen, you have control over their location sharing experience on the map.
"You will receive a notification if your teen starts sharing their location, giving you the opportunity to have important conversations about how to safely share with friends.
"You can decide whether your teen has access to location sharing on the map and see who your teen is sharing their location with."
To set up supervision for your teen's account, Instagram has a step-by-step guide on its website.
New 'Friends' tab in Reels
The new 'Friends' tab in Reels allows users to see the content their friends and peers have liked, created, reposted or commented on, and easily start conversations about them.
Instagram concluded: "Friends will help you see which reels the people you care about most are creating and engaging with. We started rolling Friends out earlier this year, and are now excited to launch it globally."
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