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AMPlifier – Social Media Industry Update – Week of February 8, 2021

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Welcome to the AMPlifier – a spotlight on the latest and greatest industry updates. Whether you want to learn more about this week's marketing trends, the newest updates to your favorite social media platforms, or simply what meme is currently taking the internet by storm, then read on. You never know what you might learn.

INSTAGRAM TESTS REMOVING THE OPTION TO SHARE FEED POSTS WITHIN STORIES

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As you can see in this screenshot, shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, Instagram is now conducting a test which stops some users from sharing feed posts within their Stories. That, interestingly, means that you can now share tweets in your IG Stories, but you can't share Instagram posts, while you can also share IGTV previews, but not normal feed updates.

 

INSTAGRAM ADDS ‘RECENTLY DELETED’ FOLDER TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST MISTAKEN POST REMOVAL

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“Now, for the first time, you can review and restore deleted content in the Instagram app. […] Photos, videos, reels, IGTV videos and stories you choose to delete are removed from your account immediately and moved to the Recently Deleted folder.”

 

INSTAGRAM’S DEVELOPING A TIKTOK-STYLE VERTICAL FEED FOR STORIES

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Instagram is working on a new vertical Stories feed, which would mean that you swipe up or down to view newer/older Stories.

 

That's a wrap on this week's feed. Stay tuned to see what happens next.

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