Meta owned social media platform Instagram wants its users to manage their experience and it has launched a new feature. The new Take A Break feature is launched in all countries including India. This feature will show a pop up if they have been scrolling on the app for a long time
Public Policy Manager of Meta Natasha Jog has said, “The wellbeing of young people is important to us, and we are focused on ensuring that the time spent on Instagram is intentional and people feel good about it.”
She added, “With this context, we have launched ‘Take a Break’, to meaningfully improve the experience on Instagram for young people, parents and guardians. We aim to continue our work to create a safe and supportive environment on Instagram, so young people can use it to explore their interests, and find community.”
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What Is Take A Break Feature?
- The new feature will remind the users that they have been using the App too much and they need to take a break. It will also suggest the user to set reminders for taking more breaks in future. The feature will also tell tips specially written by experts on how to reflect on time spent on Instagram.
- To make sure that people are aware of this feature, they will be shown notifications on their accounts. The notification will ask user to turn the reminder on.
- Take A Break feature is built on existing time management tools on Istagram like Daily Limit. This feature used to tell people when they have reached the maximum limit of time that the user has set on spending time on Instagram. The feature also allows the people to mute all the notifications from the app.
- The Take A Break feature was first launched in UK, Ireland, Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia. The feature is now available for everyone.
- The feature is currently available for iPhone users and will ery soon be available for Android users.
