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Instagram Debuts Repost Tab, Friends Tab and U.S.-Only Live Location Map

Privacy safeguards accompany the update to meet parental, regulatory demands without sacrificing personalization.

Overview

  • Instagram’s new Repost tab lets users share public Reels and feed posts with their own comments, creating a dedicated gallery on their profile.
  • The globally available Friends Tab in Reels highlights content friends have created, liked, commented on or reshared, enhancing social discovery.
  • The U.S.-only Instagram Map lets users update live locations in-app and view nearby friends’ posts and Stories for up to 24 hours.
  • Granular privacy controls allow users to hide likes, comments or reposts from the Friends Tab and mute specific contacts.
  • Parents of supervised teen accounts receive notifications when location sharing is activated and can manage who sees their child’s live location.