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Today, we’re introducing a new way to easily share feed posts to your story. When you come across something in feed that inspires you — like a post from a friend raising money for a cause or a photo of a new design from your favorite brand — you can now quickly share that post…

Today, we’re introducing the emoji slider sticker — a fun new way to interact with your friends on Instagram. The emoji slider lets you ask more nuanced questions when you want to find out how your friends feel about something — like how 🔥 an artist’s new single is or how 🌶 they like their…

Today, we’re announcing new ways to share in the moment on Stories, connect with friends over video and discover new interests on Explore. Stories Sharing to Stories: From a sticker of your new favorite song on Spotify to action shots from GoPro, it’s now easy to share what you’re up to or how you’re feeling…

Starting today, Instagram will filter bullying comments intended to harass or upset people in the Instagram community. To be clear: we don’t tolerate bullying on Instagram. Our Community Guidelines have always prohibited bullying on our platform, and I’m proud to announce this next step in our ongoing commitment to keeping Instagram an inclusive, supportive place…

Today we’re introducing a few updates that make it faster and easier to upload photos and videos to your stories. You’ll now be able to upload multiple photos and videos to your story all at once. Whether you want to preview your entire story to make sure it’s just right or you’re waiting for a…

Today the Instagram design team is launching a new account called @design to explore design and craft at Instagram and around the world. At Instagram, we design for people and culture. The most important tool in our process is craft – a sense of creativity, intention, and care – and we believe it leads to…

Now you can instantly take portraits of yourself or friends that you’ll want to share — with the new “Focus” camera format. When you open the camera, you’ll see “Focus” next to “Superzoom” under the record button. Take a selfie or switch to the back-facing camera to find a friend. As soon as there’s someone…

Today we’re introducing changes to give you more control over your feed and ensure the posts you see are timely. We’ve heard it can feel unexpected when your feed refreshes and automatically bumps you to the top. So today we’re testing a “New Posts” button that lets you choose when you want to refresh, rather…

Today, we’re introducing hashtag and profile links in bio, a new way to express yourself and the things you care about. Now when you include a # or @ in your bio, they become live links that lead to a hashtag page or another profile. In December, we introduced the ability to follow hashtags, giving…

Today, we’re introducing “Type” mode in stories, a new way to share anything that’s on your mind with creative text styles and backgrounds — no photo or video required. Now, you can turn your most random thoughts into something colorful and expressive. When you open the camera, you’ll see “Type” next to “Normal” under the…