{"id":8378,"date":"2019-10-12T13:08:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T11:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/?p=8378"},"modified":"2019-10-11T13:08:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T11:08:59","slug":"say-goodbye-to-stalking-with-the-new-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/say-goodbye-to-stalking-with-the-new-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Goodbye To Stalking on Instagram With The New Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Stalking time on Instagram is <strong>officially over<\/strong> with their <strong>new update<\/strong>! One of the most used social media outlets of modern times, has removed its <strong>&#8221;people you follow&#8221; feature<\/strong>.  Although the users feedback rage from sad to happy, many people have admitted that this &#8221;<strong>creepy&#8221; feature has caused more damage than anything else.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new update of removing the tab came as Instagram&#8217;s <strong>second revolutionary change.<\/strong> Few months back, they announced that they will be taking out the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"like count of pictures (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/instagram-will-soon-hide-like-count-from-public-view\/\" target=\"_blank\">like count of pictures<\/a>. This news came off as scary to a lot of people, especially <strong>influencers on Instagram. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/sub-buzz-714-1570556431-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/sub-buzz-714-1570556431-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/sub-buzz-714-1570556431-1-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Did the Following Tab Activity do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mainly, the follow tab allowed us to see what our &#8216;<strong>&#8216;friends&#8221; are doing on Instagram.<\/strong> you could see who liked what, who commented on what, and sometimes, even who tagged who in what. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people admit to having had <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"relationship problems  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kupcakerie.com\/blog\/2016\/7\/relationship-woes-my-girlfriend-broke-up-with-me-because-of-who-i-followed-on-instagram-shes-40\" target=\"_blank\">relationship problems <\/a>because of this feature. Partners were able to <strong>stalk their significant other<\/strong>, keeping an eye on who they follow, and which people&#8217;s pictures they like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"es\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Instagram is removing the following activity tab. This will definitely save a few relationships.<\/p>&mdash; Nigel D. (@NigelDPresents) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NigelDPresents\/status\/1181256141403115520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">7 de octubre de 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is This New Update Good or Bad for Instagram? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"es\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Men r so happy that IG removed the following tab loooool<\/p>&mdash; NIS (@nisrinasbia7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nisrinasbia7\/status\/1181615308328640512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">8 de octubre de 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \n\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram eventually decided to remove this feature <strong>amid claims that users were getting depressed and paranoid,<\/strong> according to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mail Online (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-7547903\/Instagram-removes-Following-feature-allowed-people-users-likes-comments.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mail Online<\/a>. However, several Instagram users are not happy with the change, wondering how could they <strong>now stalk their ex\/crush. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"es\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHY DID INSTAGRAM REMOVE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY TAB <br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A4OyDulBwC\">pic.twitter.com\/A4OyDulBwC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; diz (@whateverdiz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whateverdiz\/status\/1181612457888030722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">8 de octubre de 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \n\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of wether this update is accepted by the world or not, <strong>Instagram is still winning <\/strong>according to the app directors. 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