Instagram, an American social networking site, is a platform that everyone is quite familiar with. Being founded in 2010, this famous social media handle is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary on the 6th of October. During the years, it has brought about major changes to adapt to the requirements of its users. 2020 has also been a major year to mark several note-worthy updates in its key features. Let's look at some of the Major Insta Updates Of 2020.

Major Updates Of 2020

• Following the ban of Tik-Tok in India and a possible ban in the USA, there was a major update in Instagram called “Reels”. This feature is almost a clone of the Tik-Tok app, where users can create a 15-second video with background music and upload for public viewing. There are filters, AR effects and several other facilities available that can be used in Reels.     

• The layout has been altered slightly to provide room for the new Reels feature. A separate tab for the Reels is situated at the bottom and the explore feed has been moved to the top. The Reels tab will bring about a similar Tik-Tok experience, showing only the Reels while they explore feed is home to the usual IGTV, food, shopping, etc. and also Reels.

• To curb the alarming existence of fake accounts, Instagram has taken steps by bringing forth an ID processing and review feature. Any detection of inauthentic behaviour will lead to Instagram asking the user to verify their identity.

• Instagram has also said that it will take into notice the followers of these potentially fake accounts and mass creation of accounts. Recent incidents where hate groups have been created for political and social reasons have resulted in this new feature.

• Until the ID is verified, the account will be paused from further usage and resume once everything settles smoothly. If the account holder does not verify it according to the consent of Instagram, the account may get disabled.

• Since stories have become the most popular feature on Instagram, it has been testing out a new feature where all the stories are shown in a separate column named “see all stories”. Instagram stories have set foot as the prime of the app’s focus. When compared to the news feed, stories have more content being posted, although they disappear after 24 hours. This feature is currently in the testing-mode with a small number of accounts and is yet to be officially updated.

Instagram is a site with over a billion users worldwide. Owned by Facebook, it has proved to be one of the most active and user-friendly social media handles used for various purposes like marketing, entertainment, shopping, influencing, showcasing talent and connecting with people across different countries. With the new exciting Major Insta updates of 2020, Instagram has proved yet again to satisfy the needs of its diverse users.

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