Instagram will no longer alert people if you take screenshots of their Stories
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At the beginning of the year we told you that Instagram was preparing a function to notify users when someone took a screenshot of a Storie. Although we had some methods to avoid this notice, many users were not happy with this new feature. However, as reported today by BuzzFeed News, Instagram managers have confirmed that they are no longer testing this feature So it seems that they have scrapped the idea and the application It will no longer alert the user when they take a screenshot of one of their Stories.
Instagram Stories were developed to be ephemeral. In other words, content that disappears after 24 hours Content that its creator may not want to remain on the network. If you want it that way, you can upload it in the usual way instead of in a Stories.
But of course, some users took advantage of that ephemeral content for bad practices. Or simply to keep a memory of what will disappear in a few hours. The point is that a quick way to save a Stories forever was to take a screenshot
But, as we mentioned, at the beginning of the year Instagram decided to take action on the matter. Since it is impossible for them to forbid taking a screenshot, they thought that at least would notify the user that the screenshot was being taken.
This notification function was being developed, it was in the testing phase. The idea was to show a first notice to the user who is making the screenshots, indicating that if he made a screenshot again, the creator of the content would be notified. In a second capture the creator of the Story would receive a notice that user X had made a capture of his Story
Instagram dismisses the capture notification function of Stories
Some apps like Snapchat already have a similar feature. When a user takes a screenshot, the story creator receives a notice.
It seemed like Instagram wanted to copy this functionality, but ultimately it won't. As reported today by BuzzFeed News, Those responsible for Instagram have confirmed that they have stopped testing this warning system That is, they abandon their development and it will not reach the application .
It may be that social pressure has made them back down. It certainly hadn't been a very well-received performance. Surely many users receive this news with joy.
