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Instagram Live Just Became an Exclusive Club—Are You In or Out?

Instagram has introduced a major restriction to its livestreaming feature: users now need at least 1,000 followers and a public profile to go live. The update was confirmed by Instagram to TechCrunch. Previously, anyone on the app—regardless of follower count or account privacy—could start a live video. Now, users who don’t meet the new criteria...

Instagram Will Let You Rearrange Profile Posts for the First Time

Instagram is finally giving users more control over their profiles—with the long-awaited ability to rearrange grid posts for the first time. This is a big finally. The feature, now in testing, lets users reorder the layout of their posts on their profile page. This is what people have wanted for years as a way to...

Instagram Finally Fits iPhone and Android Photos Perfectly

Instagram is making it easier to share photos the way you actually shoot them from your iPhone or Android smartphone. On Wednesday, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced that the app now supports 3:4 aspect ratio images—the standard format for most smartphone cameras. That means if you take a photo on your phone and upload it...

Conservatives Vow to Bring Back News on Facebook, Instagram

The Conservative Party of Canada released its costed election platform today, promising to roll back legislation they say limits media freedom—including a direct move to restore Canadian news on platforms like Facebook and Instagram. As part of their platform, the Tories say they would introduce a Freedom of Speech Act to repeal what they call...