Instagram is Launching a new Security Check feature for users whose accounts may have been hack in the past. The new feature help user accounts more secure, will guide users through the steps required to keep their accounts secure.
The Feature include checking login activity, reviewing profile information, confirming accounts with shared login information, and updating account recovery contact information.
Instagram is also testing a new ‘reshare’ sticker in stories to make sharing photos, IGTV, reels, and videos on stories easier.
Instagram Said :
“Security Checkup will guide people, whose accounts may have been hacked, through the steps needed to secure them.”
Users whose accounts have been compromise in the past will get a prompt at login asking them to run a security check.
This will take them through the steps needed to secure their accounts.
One of the recommended ways to secure an account is by enabling two-factor authentication.
Instagram mentions that users in certain countries will be able to secure their Instagram accounts using their WhatsApp accounts.
You can also activate two-factor authentication using their phone numbers or through authentication apps like Duo Mobile or Google Authenticator.
Instagram also mention that users should ensure their link mobile number and email id are update on a regular basis.
The contact details are for the social media platform to contact users in case there is suspicious activity on their account.
Most important Instagram emphasised on in terms of account safety is that it would never send any user Direct Messages (DMs).
The Instagram said that a large number of reports have claim that Instagram DM’ed them to change their password.
Instagram only sends a message under the ‘Email from Instagram’ tab in settings.
Instagram said users can report content by “tapping the three dots above a post, holding on a message, or by visiting an account and reporting directly from the profile.”
Users should report suspicious login activity as they will receive notifications when they or someone else tries to log in to their account.
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