Instagram continues to copy TikTok’s features: Improved RePost button soon to be revealed for Instagram users
The social network Instagram revealed to TechCrunch that it is working to implement a feature that would allow users to repost the posts and reels of other Instagram users. Even while the company that Meta owns has not yet made the repost feature available to the general public, it has plans to start beta testing it with a limited number of people very soon.
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“We’re exploring the ability to reshare posts in Feed — similar to how you can reshare in Stories — so people can share what resonates with them, and so original creators are credited for their work,” a spokesperson from Meta said in an email to TechCrunch. This is so that people can share what resonates with them, and so that original creators are credited for their work. Soon, we are going to put this theory to the test on a limited group of participants.
Instagram Reposts Tab on profiles?!
What’s dis Adam? pic.twitter.com/WayWCJGBfx
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) September 7, 2022
Matt Navarra, a social media expert, was the first person to discover the new feature. He published a screenshot in which he demonstrates a tab labeled “Reposts.” It is likely that the tab will serve as a repository for all of the posts and reels that people have reshared on their respective profiles. The screenshot indicates that the Repost page will be added to user accounts, joining other tabs such as Posts, Reels, and Photos That Have Been Tagged.
On Instagram, there isn’t a direct mechanism to repost a post from another user at this time; nonetheless, people who wish to reshare posts will sometimes use apps that aren’t affiliated with Instagram to do so. When it comes to resharing posts, the implementation of a repost option would do away with the necessity for any other methods to be used as a workaround. It is important to note that even if you already have the ability to share the post of another user in your Story, the new functionality of reposting will provide you the ability to share the post in your feed. It is likely that Instagram is aware that many of its users already utilize the Stories share function and also use DMs to share posts with friends. As a result, Instagram is currently attempting to give users a better way to broadly share posts that they find interesting.
#Instagram is working on Reposts 👀
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) May 12, 2022
It’s possible that the idea of reposting content on social media was first introduced via Twitter’s Retweet feature, which has now been implemented on a variety of other sites. TikTok has been testing its own version of Twitter’s retweet with the addition of a new “Repost” button that enables users to amplify videos on the platform by sharing them with their own followers. These plans for a repost feature on Instagram come at the same time that TikTok has been testing its own version of Twitter’s retweet. On the other hand, in contrast to a retweet on Twitter, reposted videos on TikTok are not displayed on your own TikTok profile; rather, they are exclusively distributed to the For You feeds of your friends.
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According to the screenshot that was given by Navarra, reposts on Instagram will be visible in the feeds of your followers. They will also be shown on your profile in the tab that is specifically allocated for reposts.
Since app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi discovered the feature in development back in May, it would appear that Instagram has been working on reposts for at least a few months now. Screenshots that were supplied by Paluzzi indicate that the “repost” option will be accessible to users through the “share” menu. It appears from the screenshots that users will have the opportunity to include their own commentary when they reshare a post that has been previously shared.
If TikTok decides to make the repost option available to a wider audience, it has the potential to become a fresh channel via which content creators can have their work found. In addition, Instagram suggests that it may be a means of ensuring that original authors are given credit for their work when it is shared. Because Instagram is currently full of reposted memes and photos, which frequently do not credit original posters, the addition of a repost feature could help ensure that original posters receive credit when their work is shared widely by ensuring that original posters receive credit when their work is shared widely.It is unknown whether or not Instagram plans to make its repost functionality available to all users at any foreseeable time; this is true for all other test features as well. After the functionality has been tested for a while, we should have additional information about it to share with you.
Some Instagram users may view the introduction of a function that allows users to repost content as a welcome addition; while, other users may view it as yet another feature that will cause the social network to become too crowded. Some Instagram users have already voiced their displeasure at the platform’s recent shift toward a focus on videos and TikTok-like features. These changes have taken Instagram away from its original purpose as a platform for users to share images with their friends and family. As a result of the criticism, Instagram has lately reversed its decision to try a full-screen feed and has temporarily reduced the number of suggested posts that users see.
Users of Instagram have not precisely been begging for additional capabilities; rather, many of them are requesting that the platform return to its more basic functionality. Because it is a feature that has been taken from other social networks, the inclusion of a repost feature to Instagram may cause some users to become even more disinterested in the platform.
