Launched in 2010, Instagram still causes some doubts in users. How is the order in which stories are displayed? Does Instagram notify you when a print is made? Will the chronological feed come back? Many functions of the app are not clear and end up triggering rumors (or not) that go viral on the network itself. Find out below what myths and what truths about everything talked about on Instagram.
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1. Instagram notifies you when you take a print of someone's Stories
Partly true. For about six months, the social network, in fact, did tests with the functionality, which alerted users whenever someone saved an image of themselves from Stories, as it happens in rival Snapchat. However, apparently, Instagram gave up on the idea and even those who had access to the resource stopped having it. In June of this year, Instagram announced that it had finished the trial period and that no one else would be notified if anyone made a printout of a photo or video.
cone that resembles a flash indicates who took the print or recorded the screen of your Storie on Instagram Photo: Reproduo / WABetaInfo
2. The order of viewing the Stories shows who sees your profile most often
Myth. The order of those who saw your Stories is done by an algorithm that determines the position in which they appear. The way in which this algorithm works is kept in complete secrecy by the developers, however, in an interview with the North American website The Verge, Instagram product leader Julian Gutman gave some tips on what influences this appearance.
Instagram Stories Photo: Gabrielle Lancellotti / dnetc
The interactions on the platform, that is, likes, comments, direct messages influence the viewing order. If the user always watches the Stories of the same person or access their profile, the algorithm of the service interprets it as someone who should prioritize the display of content. Connections on Facebook were also indicated by Gutman as a factor that can determine the display of the follower's face, since the two social networks belong to the same company.
3. The feed in chronological order will return
Myth. Until 2016, Instagram displayed the posts in chronological order in the feed, that is, the most recent publications appeared at the top. After that and until today, the network uses an algorithm that, according to the company, shows what is most relevant to the user, not taking into account the latest photos and videos posted. Even years after it was launched, the exhibition model is still not pleasing most users.
Reverse chronological feed n back Photo: Carolina Oliveira / dnetc
In March, the platform announced a button called "New Posts", which would end with the automatic update of the feeds and promised changes that would ensure that the most recent posts were more likely to appear first. However, Julian Gutman stated in June that there is no intention to return to the reverse chronological view. The main reason, according to the Digital Trends website, is that the algorithm makes users stay in the app longer.
4. Posts only reach 7% of followers
Instagram does not limit the display of photos and video Photo: Carolina Ochsendorf / dnetc
Myth. In June of this year, a rumor that Instagram was limiting the publications made on the network to only 7% of the followers won out. Seeking to "circumvent" this possible delimitation on their own account, users started to make posts with a kind of test, in which they asked anyone who saw the publication to write the word yes in the comments. Sought by the G1 website, the platform's advisers denied the veracity of the information and reinforced that it does not hide the profile publications for followers.
5. Instagram was created by a Brazilian
Brazilian engineer Mike Krieger co-founder of Instagram Photo: Reproduo / LinkedIn
Truth. Brazilian Mike Krieger one of the creators of the app. The So Paulo-born software engineer moved to the United States in 2004 to study at Stanford University. Invited by American friend Kevin Systrom to be part of a project, they developed Instagram together. The app was launched in 2010 on the Apple App Store and, two years later, the company was acquired by Facebook for $ 1 billion. Last Thursday (26), both executives announced their departure from the company.
6. Hashtags work on posts
Hashtag in Instagram Stories Photo: Carolina Ochsendorf / dnetc
Myth. Hashtags, or terms written in advance by the # symbol, can be used in posts, comments, Stories and even in the profile description. And, contrary to what some people believe, they have the same efficiency regardless of where they are inserted. It is worth remembering that it is important that the profile or publication are public so that they can be found by other users on the corresponding hashtag page. Numbers are allowed in markings, but they do not work with special characters. In addition, the social network limits the number of tags per post or comment to 30.
7. Videos are prioritized in the feed
Myth. In an attempt to unravel the mysterious algorithm that commands the order of appearance of posts in the feed, users end up creating theories. One of them is that video display would be prioritized over photos published on the network. According to spokesmen for the network, this is not true, but people who interact more with content of the genre, liking or leaving comments, are more likely to see them.
The type of content does not influence the frequency in which it is displayed in the feed Photo: (Photo: Carolina Ochsendorf / dnetc
It is also a myth that the platform prioritizes the display of Stories by those who use ephemeral publications more frequently or use Instagram Live a lot. In addition, users who post too much on the network are not penalized for overposting, as some believe. What happens is that, seeking to make the profile more attractive, the platform does not display all the photos and videos published in sequence, as a way of not saturating its followers.
8. Instagram listens to what you say
Instagram Photo: Carolina Oliveira / dnetc
Myth. According to cybersecurity expert Jim Stickley for Today, this is just a conspiracy. According to the professional, Instagram and Facebook (both belonging to the same company) are able to develop the profile of each user based on what he does. In other words, each like, click on online advertisements, installed applications and even activities that are not directly linked to social networks (but connected to partners) help to understand and define preferences. The specialist ensures that the request for access to the microphone of the mobile device is made for capturing audio from videos that are posted on the platform.
