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Soon you’ll be able to schedule posts on Instagram
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Instagram is testing a new feature again. But this one actually seems pretty nice.
A spokesperson for Meta, the company that owns Instagram, confirmed to Mashable on Wednesday that it is “testing the ability to schedule content with a percentage of our global community.”
Creators can already schedule their Live videos up to 90 days in advance, but this new feature would allow anyone to schedule their grid posts ahead of time. The change was first spotted by a few users who had the option to try it out.
Here’s how it seems to work:
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Prepare a grid post.
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Once you’re at the final step — the one after you’ve finished editing, and can tag people, add a location, and other sharing options, scroll down to the bottom and click “advanced settings.”
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Here, you’ll have the option to “schedule this post.” You choose the date and time, and voila! You’ve scheduled a post.
As Meta said, not everyone has the option to schedule posts through the app just yet — the feature is still being tested. If you don’t have the option but do want to schedule your posts a few days out, there are plenty of other ways to schedule posts through third-party apps like Planoly, Buffer, and more.
How to disable your Instagram account on iPhone step by step
TECHNOLOGY plays a large role in society as people are drawn to apps including Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
However, apps can create societal pressures through the content prompting users to delete their accounts.
How can you deactivate your account?
You can deactivate your Instagram account as a temporary alternative to deleting your account altogether.
By doing this, you will pause your account and take it off the platform indefinitely, and choose the allotted time you wish to keep it deactivated.
Through deactivating your account, you can log back in at any point, resulting in your account reactivating and you can continue using it where you left off.
It’s important to note that deactivating your account can’t be done through the app and that it needs to be done on a web browser.
Follow these steps to deactivate your account.
Step 1: Go to Instagram.com and log into your account.
Step 2: Click on your profile page and select to edit profile.
Step 3: Scroll to the bottom of the page where you will see an option that says: “temporarily disable my account.”
Step 3: You will be prompted to provide the reason for disabling your account and can select the reason from the drop-down menu.
Step 4: Re-enter your password and temporarily disable your account.
Step 5: Success! Your account is now temporarily deactivated and it will be hidden from other users. Note: Instagram’s policy states that you can only deactivate your account once a week.
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How can you permanently delete your account?
If you know you want to delete your account for good as opposed to temporarily disabling it, similar steps can be taken.
As with deactivating your account, you can only delete your Instagram profile from the app’s web browser.
Step 1: Log onto Instagram.com.
Step 2: Go to Instagram’s “delete your account” page.
Step 3: A drop-down menu will prompt you to choose a reason for leaving. Select which reason applies.
Step 3: To continue, re-enter your password.
Step 4: Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “permanently delete my account.”
Step 5: Your Instagram account is now deleted.
Note: Once your account has been deleted, you will not be able to recover it.
Why is it good to take a break from social media?
Social media apps have been linked to an increased risk of depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, and even suicidal thoughts.
As with any vice, social media is addictive and can cause withdrawal symptoms in those who stop using it abruptly.
A study by Swansea University found people underwent physiological effects when they stopped using social media.
Study author Phil Reed said, “We have known for some time that people who are over-dependent on digital devices report feelings of anxiety when they are stopped from using them, but now we can see that these psychological effects are accompanied by actual physiological changes.”
Psychologists suggest taking intermittent breaks from social media because the comparison with others’ lives can cause mental instability and depression.
A 2018 study found that reducing social media increased our own life satisfaction, makes people feel less lonely, and improved their overall well-being.
The results showed that those in the group who had limited access to social media saw a significant reduction in their level of loneliness and depression compared to those who spent more time on social media apps.
It’s therefore suggested to take frequent breaks from social media and live your life through your own lens.
Kanye West’s Twitter & Instagram Accounts Now Locked Due To Reported ‘Anti-Jewish’ Content
Kanye West‘s White Lives Matter parade has just come against another blockade.
The 45-year-old music and fashion mogul, who has been embroiled in controversy all week for unveiling and defending a White Lives Matter tee shirt in interviews and on social media, eventually landed on the sh*t list of the good folks at Meta for content deemed ‘anti-Semitic.’
Leading to his Instagram page being disabled,
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Twitter and Instagram lock Kanye West’s accounts after a weekend of antisemitic posts
Kanye West’s return to Twitter has been short-lived. Less than a day after Elon Musk welcomed him back to the platform, the rapper saw his account suspended for posting an antisemitic message. On late Saturday night, West, who goes by Ye now, said he would go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” In the same message, West defended himself, suggesting he wasn’t antisemitic because “black people are actually Jew.”
According to BuzzFeed News, it took some time before Twitter removed the hateful tweet. However, as of Sunday, it’s no longer possible to see the message on West’s timeline. “The account in question has been locked due to a violation of Twitter’s policies,” a company spokesperson told Engadget.
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— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 9, 2022
The suspension comes after West’s Instagram account was similarly restricted by Meta. In a post that has since been deleted, West shared a screenshot of a message he sent to Sean “Diddy” Combs where he implied the rapper was being controlled by a group of powerful Jewish people, reports NBC News.
The American Jewish Committee condemned the post and comments West made during an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson earlier in the week. “The behavior exhibited this week by Kanye West is deeply troubling, dangerous, and antisemitic, period,” the organization said on Twitter. “There is no excuse for his propagating of white supremacist slogans and classic antisemitism about Jewish power, especially with the platform he has.”
After his Instagram suspension, West took to Twitter to lash out at Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. That post is still on the platform.
Kanye West Locked Out of Twitter for Antisemitic Tweet One Day After Being Restricted From Instagram
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Kanye West, legally known as “Ye,” is rapidly running out of social media platforms to post his antisemitic content. On Sunday, Twitter locked Ye’s account after he posted an antisemitic tweet saying he was going “DEFCON 3” on Jewish people. In the same tweet, Ye added he “can’t be antisemitic because black people are…
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Now TikTok is copying Instagram with ‘Photo Mode’
At this point, we’re all pretty used to seeing Instagram copy TikTok. Now, in a new twist, TikTok is copying Instagram with a new feature called “Photo Mode.” The update allows TikTok users to share multiple still photos in a post, along with captions of up to 2,200 characters.
The new photo posts, which can also feature music, will appear in users’ For You page alongside videos. In a blog post, TikTok says it hopes Photo Mode, combined the recently-extended character count, will allow creators to “express themselves and more deeply connect with others.”
But Photo Mode is also making the For You Page more like Instagram in ways that may not be as creative. According to Mashable, the feature is already being used by creators to share recycled text memes and other content that’s often popular on… Instagram.
But TikTok now copying Instagram’s original premise is especially noteworthy given that Instagram has reportedly been struggling with engagement with its TikTok clone, Reels. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that TikTok is still vastly outpacing Instagram Reels in daily watch time.
It’s also the latest bout of every social media platform shamelessly copying each other until they all look kind of the same. In the last six weeks alone: Instagram,TikTok and Snapchat have come up with their own take on French upstart BeReal (Instagram’s hasn’t formally launched yet). Twitter introduced a TikTok-style feed for full-screen videos. While YouTube Shorts, itself a TikTok clone, added TikTok-style voice overs.
Meta To Increase Ad Load On Instagram
Called “post-loop” ads, these 4- to 10-second skippable ads and standalone video ads will play after a Reel has ended. When the ad finishes playing, the Reel will then resume and loop again. Like TikTok, many Reels are designed to be watched more than once — but stuffing an ad at the end could see users instead choosing to scroll to a new video instead of watching the same one again. This is a risky move, as people will also likely consider this a poor user experience.
Meta also said it will test “image carousel” ads in Facebook Reels starting today. These are horizontally scrollable ads that can include anywhere from two to 10 image ads and are shown at the bottom of Facebook Reels content. In addition, the company is introducing new Instagram ad placements as a way to increase the surface for ads as it struggles to monetize its TikTok competitor, Reels. This is being done through the addition of ads on the Explore home page and in the profile feed. […] Historically, Instagram had only placed ads on Explore within the Explore feed — that is, when a person taps on a post and scrolls. But now, it’s expanding to the Explore home page itself, as it says it sees users spending meaningful time there, Instagram told TechCrunch. This is already rolling out globally.
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