Instagram Reportedly Testing New Safety Feature

January 23, 2018

Scott Mitchell,

Instagram is reportedly taking steps to curb creepy activity on social media.
The tech blog WABetaInfo says the popular photo-sharing app is testing a new feature in Japan.
It will notify you when someone takes a screen shot or records one of your Instagram Stories.
Stories are pictures and video that vanish from the app after 24 hours.

Here’s how the new feature would work:
If someone saves your Story before it goes away, Instagram will let you know by putting a special icon by their name.