Instagram says "goodbye" and "RIP" to the daily limits feature that brings a time constraint to use the app for long periods and avoid over-usage. There is such a thing called "overdose" on social media. When people are overly reliant on using their smartphone applications, it becomes a toxic part of their routine.
RIP Instagram Daily Limits: Secretly Removed by Meta says Report
According to Tech Crunch's discovery, Instagram's "Daily Limits" is bidding its farewell to public use and will exit the app for unknown reasons from Meta. The report said that it was secretly removed, meaning that the social media company provided no explanations on why the feature got ejected from the platform.
The feature has no current issues with the public or the government since it became available in 2018, mainly as CEO and owner Mark Zuckerberg wants it for "time well spent." Now, users are only left with the "Take a Break" feature if they're going to have a breather, away from the social media platform and its dangers.
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Instagram Daily Limits Was Introduced as Early as 2018
The daily limits feature is available to smartphone applications only, and it will help people spend hours on Instagram to browse their feed. Instagram also expressed their intent to give both adults and parents the chance to take control of the app for themselves or for their children that use it with the "Take a Break" umbrella of usage options.
Instagram's Features to Help People Use It
Since the reign of smartphones and applications, people have been overly dependent on using them at any time and place- a feature that gives better accessibility for all. However, it also became toxic for some as their lives revolved around the smartphone revolution that highly focused on social media and the online world.
First off, Instagram introduced a way for its users to identify how much time they are spending on the app while also rolling out the "daily limit" feature at the same time. The feature is a way for people to control their lives around social media and see that there are better ways to use the time they have scrolling their feed.
After this, the social media company introduced the "Take a Break" feature, and it is to help people get a hiatus from the platform, and the "Daily Limit" feature also comes. It will help in the "social media detox" that they need to move away from its dangers and negative factors.
The Take a Break function is staying, but a feature that stayed longer and was available earlier is leaving the app without explanation from the company. The move may mean users may have a new feature coming in the Take a Break or simply have daily limits gone.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
