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Instagram adds auto-generated captions to videos

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1080x1080_Consumption_new_posted_video_i Instagram has added auto-generated captions to videos. | Image: Instagram

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Tuesday the company is adding auto-generated captions to the videos in your feed. He acknowledged the captions have been a long time coming" - rival TikTok introduced auto-captions last April - and said the captions will be on by default for creators on the platform.

It's a long time coming, but we're excited to share a new tool that empowers those in the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

Videos on Instagram will now have auto-generated captions, where you have the option to turn them off or on. pic.twitter.com/DNyzcdiPSU

- Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) March 1, 2022

Prior to Tuesday's announcement, creators had to manually add captions to their videos using time-consuming workarounds, but the change...

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