When Instagram chuck the ‘ Activity ’ provender more than five years ago , many users breathe a sigh of relief .
It was just rum , was n’t it ? Being able to see your in - laws and friend ’ likes of questionable mental object . But it was all so enlightening , learning that others in your life were full - on MAGA .
It was the right decision to kill the feature in 2019 . Ignorance , sometimes , is bliss . But now it ’s coming back via the Instagram Reels . It wo n’t be just the same .
It ’s not alone the same . The Reels tab will now ( or will soon ) have a ‘ Friends ’ feed showing items that your friends have wish or left a bank bill on . Instagram reckon it ’ll make the app more participatory , where you explore interests with friends rather than on your own . We ’re not certain ally are locomote to take to kindly seeing the interests some Instagram user research on their own , but anyway , over to the Instaboss :
“ wreak your friends to the Reels tab . We desire Instagram to not only be a stead where you consume entertain content , but one where you connect over that content with champion , ” wroteregular carrier of bad newsInstagram party boss and big Buddy Holly impersonator Adam Mosseri in anInstagram Emily Price Post .
“ Now , when you go to the Reels chit , you ’ll see a consecrate feed of Scottish reel your friends have wish or added a note to in the top right and pop out a conversation with them right there . We ’re rolling this out in a handful of countries to start , more to come soon . ”
“ Honestly , I just want to scroll without feeling check , ” write @sociojenics . “ This feature shows what reels our friends like . ab initio I found it intriguing but later find it was a bit intrusive . ”
Another exploiter , @michelletanner , added : “ So give up liking reels so people say out my business . Got it . ”
