Instagram's new Notes and Candid features are the latest to mimic rival social media platforms

There are so many social media platforms available today, but one app seems to be rounding up the best aspects of each in an attempt to stay relevant.Instagram is introducing new features, including one that allows users to post blurbs of text and another that encourages them to post Stories at certain times.MORE: How to use BeReal, the ‘unfiltered’ social media app now on 15 million phonesMany Instagram users already have access to the new Notes feature – posts of up to 60 characters that only contain text or emojis. To leave a Note, users must go to the top of their inboxes, where they can type a message that will appear at the top of their followers’ inboxes for 24 hours. Users can allow their notes to be seen by all of the followers that they follow back, or only the people on their hand-selected Close Friends list. Replies will arrive as DMs. Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, which also owns Instagram, described Notes as, “a new space to share thoughts, ask questions, or post a status.” Internal testing revealed that people enjoy having a casual space to share what’s on their minds and to start conversations. Instagram
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