Meta on Wednesday announced adding some new and interesting features to Instagram, including a new form of reposts, location-shaking map and ‘Friends’ section. Through these changes, users will not only be able to share public reels and posts, but will also be able to track the location of friends and will be able to explore the content from new places.
However, these features have been engulfed in controversies as soon as they arrive. Many users on social media allege that Instagram has now become completely copied of other platforms. In particular, Instagram is being criticized for copying features of apps like Tiktok and Twitter.
Through the reposting feature, now users can share the public reels and feed posts of others directly with their followers. When a post is reposted, it appears in a separate “reposts” tab on your profile and can also be recommended in the feed of your followers.
This feature will benefit not only users, but also the creators, because their content can be transported to new audiences through the repost – even if those users do not follow them.
Tap Repost icon on any public reel or post.
If you want, add a small note to “Thought Bubble”.
Press the sev, and your repost will be completed.
Instagram’s new map feature connects users with the location-based content of their friends and favorite creators. That is, now you can see what places your friends or creators are posting like travel spots, restaurants, events etc. This feature not only strengthens social connections, but also helps users to explore new places and give interactive experience.
Many users have expressed unhappiness on social media about these new features. Especially about the reposting feature, it is being said that Instagram is now losing its identity and is continuously trying to copy other apps. One user wrote on X (first twitter), first was Snapchat, then reels (ticket), now reposts (Twitter). The whole personality of Instagram is borrowed.
Actually, Tiktok already has a repost feature, where users can share the videos of others with their followers, which are not on their profile but of the followers "For you" Looks in the feed. Based on this, users believe that Instagram is now not only copying Tiktok, but is also losing its original identity.
