Instagram Gets New Feature

Hyderabad, May 24: The Social Media Platform Instagram has rolled out a new feature that allows users to mute some accounts so that they can continue following them without having to stumble upon their posts repeatedly.

According to the Instagram Website, Muted accounts will not be made aware that they've been muted and users can unmute accounts at any time. Users can still see posts on the muted account’s profile page and get notified about comments or posts they're tagged in.

This feature will expand the user-control over Instagram's algorithmic feed that prioritises accounts and posts, according to user-interests.

However, The users will have a choice to choose between muting posts, stories or both, posts and stories of other people and pages.