INSTAGRAM is working on adding a “Super Follow” style feature that will bring you exclusive photos.
This is evident from leaked photos of a prototype feature that Instagram has since verified.
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Instagram is testing new ways to follow peoplePhoto credit: Instagram
Typically, when you follow someone on Instagram, you get access to all of their photos and videos.
However, Instagram is testing a new Twitter-style Super Follow that requires payment, as developer Alessandro Paluzzi revealed.
This will give you access to additional photos or videos, much like a service like OnlyFans.
This paid content is branded as “Exclusive Stories”.
#Instagram continues to work on exclusive stories for fan clubs đź‘€
ℹ️ Even exclusive stories can be saved as highlights so that fans always have something to see when they participate. pic.twitter.com/HUBAUCS4fK
– Alessandro Paluzzi (@ alex193a) June 28, 2021
They’re colored more purple than the current red (or green for close friends).
A normal user who clicks on these exclusive stories will be warned that they must be a member.
How high the fee should be is unclear.
A service like OnlyFans allows creators to set their own prices.
That means it’s possible to have low prices and aim to scale, or high prices with just a few followers – or both.
Instagram – the most important facts
Here’s what you need to know …
- Instagram is a social network for sharing photos and videos
- It was created in October 2010 as an iPhone-exclusive app
- A separate version for Android devices was released 18 months later
- The app became popular thanks to its filter system that allows you to quickly edit your photos with cool effects
- When it first launched, users could only post 1: 1 square images, but that rule was changed in 2015
- In 2012, Facebook bought Instagram for $ 1 billion in cash and stock
- In 2018, some analysts believe the app is worth closer than $ 100 billion
- In October 2015, Instagram confirmed that more than 40 billion photos were uploaded to the app
- And in 2018, Instagram revealed that more than a billion people were using the app every month
Meanwhile, Twitch has a fixed subscription fee of $ 5 so the developers are trying to attract as many followers as possible.
Instagram hasn’t officially announced the new feature, and there’s no information on when it will land.
It is possible that the feature could even be scrapped before launch.
However, given that competitors offer similar features, Instagram is unlikely to kill them.
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Facebook is sued for “illegal monopoly claims” and asked by the US government to sell Instagram and WhatsApp
In other news, Microsoft has revealed its much-anticipated Windows 11 software.
Instagram makes it easier for you to display your pronouns publicly on your profile.
And Facebook is facing backlash in the US over plans to create a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13.
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