Instagram shuffles hashtag content in a new test that removes its ‘recent’ tab
by Jasmine Hicks from The Verge - All Posts on (#5YDXM)
Image: Instagram A new test from Instagram could make it harder for you to see recent content in the app. Though you can now look up all sorts of recent Instagram posts centered around a particular hashtag, the test will only let you see the posts with the most likes or short videos called Reels' related to the hashtag. The company says this trial will mix more recent and timely content" in the two groups, to see how people engage with it.
When they were first introduced on Instagram, hashtags could be a fun way to highlight photo trends, but now they are mainly a way for users to get more visibility, and hence, more clicks and likes. According to Instagram, the top posts" tab shows popular posts, while the recent" tab shows content in the order it...