Instagram has a new feature thats bad news for creepers and its got people vowing to quit the app
Instagram stalking is no longer private.Instagram has launched a new premium feature, Instagram Plus, for $3.99 a month—marketing the subscription as a way to “help you express yourself, connect deeper with friends, and customize your experience in new ways.”The monthly subscription offers users exclusive perks and features on the app.While was designed to “broaden the digital reach”, backlash has mounted over claims that the new offerings exploit digital addiction and are a price paid to “drive people crazy.”Features include extending 24-hour stories to stay visible for longer and pushing them to the top of users’ feeds, alongside “expressive reactions” so friends can show “extra support” in direct messages.The new Story Rewatch Count feature shows how many times your story was replayed, while the Search Viewer Sheet allows you to quickly check if a specific person saw your post.Meanwhile, Story Preview lets users peek at someone’s story without appearing on their viewer list.There are also features that help hide actions from other users, including posting to your profile or highlights without appearing in friends’ feeds.
While previewing stories secretly allows users to view content without the pressure to react, it prevents the creator from seeing who actually watched it.Social media users are deeming the subscription a “new low,” giving users the capability to drive themselves crazy for $3.99 a month.“If what you love is the ability to more conveniently keep tabs on crushes or enemies—by which I mean torture yourself—then Instagram nailed it,” ranted one Reddit user, adding that the feature encourages obsessive tendencies.TikToker @suhaadada conducted what she called a “social experiment” to test Instagram Plus, concluding it made her “ready to never use Instagram again.”She particularly criticized the Story Rewatch insight, which displays a rewatch glyph next to the viewer count when someone watches a story mult...