The updates of the most common apps often and willingly lead to a qualitative increase, between corrections of errors and expansion of options available to the user to optimize the experience of use: yet, however, it is not unusual that the introduction of new features, born with the best intentions, can conceal not particularly welcome implications, and this is what happened in recent days on Instagram.
Adam Mosseri has always expressed his appreciation for each attempt by the development team to increase the level of interaction between users, but the newly inserted newly included with this purpose has not collected enthusiastic feedback because of a clear problem of privacy. The possibility of viewing all kinds of interaction of their contacts, already in vogue on Instagram a few years ago, was reintroduced in a reduced form with the latest updates, but if on the one hand someone appreciated the change, on the other hand they have turned on their noses.
What does this new function consist of? By reaching the section dedicated to the Reels, you can access the page “Friends”from which to see which videos have been appreciated, commented and possibly shared by their contacts. On the one hand, you can benefit from a feed in which the probability of finding potentially interesting content is increased, but at the same time on the other hand they prove to be personal tastes that perhaps the user has no intention of publicly disseminating, such as his own political ideas.
For his part, Meta expressed his positive opinion on the tool in question, born precisely with the aim of creating an interaction between users as well as a basin of information to draw on to expand his interests, but it is clear that the other side of the medal hides a risk for those who prefer to maintain a certain confidentiality.
However, there is a very simple way to deactivate this option that makes the appreciation, shares and comments public public, verified the presence of the “Amici” tool, by clicking on the Reel section indicated by the CIAK icon by director, you can proceed with the deactivation.
Once you enter your prophesy, you have to tap on the three horizontal lines at the top right to access the menu: just scroll down to the section “Activities in the Amici Tab”, and from here choose whether or not to allow your followers to have information on our “likes” or on the comments to the Reels.