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Instagram is no longer notifying users when you screenshot their story

sudshr47 June 15, 2018

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In January, Instagram started testing an interesting new feature: It would notify users when someone took a screenshot of their stories. 

According to BuzzFeed, though, Instagram is no longer testing the feature. 

Instagram Stories, just like Snapchat Stories, are designed to be ephemeral — meaning they are only available for a short period of time, and then they’re gone forever. This limitation can obviously be avoided in numerous ways, with taking a screenshot or recording a video being the most obvious. But many users who would think of doing so would likely pause if they thought the person who posted the video would be notified that their story is being screenshotted/recorded.  Read more…

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Instagram is supposedly testing a feature that tells you when someone’s recorded your story

sudshr47 January 23, 2018

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Did you really think Instagram was going to stop copying Snapchat features in 2018? 

Now, Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature — one that Snapchat already has — that notifies users when someone’s taken a screenshot or screen recording of your stories.

Tech news site WABetaInfo claims that Instagram is testing the feature, but only internally. The website previously reported on Instagram testing a new word-focused tool called “Text” that can be used in the app’s stories feature. 

According to WABetaInfo, users will see a special icon next to a person’s name if they take a screenshot or recording of your story. Read more…

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Instagram just added a powerful new way to stalk people on the app

sudshr47 January 18, 2018

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Instagram is now even more of a stalker’s paradise.

Everyone’s favorite photo and video sharing app has just added an “Activity Status” that lets all your friends and followers “see when you were last active” on the app, just like on Facebook Messenger. Creeeeeeeepy!

SEE ALSO: 12 awesome Instagram features you’re probably not using

When you open up Instagram Direct, the messaging section of the app, you’ll now see it shows whether your friends are “active” on the app or when they were last active on it.

CREEPY…Instagram now has an “Activity Status” that tells you when your friends and followers “were last active on Instagram apps.” TL;DR: Instagram is now Facebook

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— Raymond Wong 📱💾📼 (@raywongy) January 18, 2018 Read more…

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