Instagram developing 'Favorites' feature that may give you more control of your feed
The new feature would reportedly let you identify which accounts you want to see before other posts.
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Instagram has confirmed a new feature is in early development.
Instagram is building a new feature that would let users customize their feed, according to TechCrunch. The feature would reportedly let you "Favorite" up to 30 accounts, which would show up in your feed before other (non-favorite) accounts.
On social media apps like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, followed accounts accumulate quickly, and feeds can quickly turn into a soup of posts that algorithms assume you're interested in. As a result, the posts that you're actually interested in can wind up buried under brands and other less relevant content. Features like "Favorites," or its Facebook equivalent "Close Friends," make it easier for you to see what you want to see. (Instagram is owned by Facebook, so the similarities between "Favorites" and "Close Friends" isn't surprising.)
When asked about the feature, a Facebook company spokesperson told CNET, "This feature is an internal prototype that's still in development, and not testing externally."
So it's unclear if or when Favorites might show up for everyone. But if Instagram does eventually launch it, you may have an easier time finding the posts you actually want to see.
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