Instagram Take a Break Feature: Instagram wants you to 'take a break' from using the app …

In a video posted by Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, the photo-sharing app is testing a new feature that will give…Read MoreThe endless — and sometimes mindless — scrolling on apps like Instagram is a problem a lot of people deal with. Smartphone users end up spending a lot of time staring at the screen because of social media apps. Instagram wants to change that. In a video posted by Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, the photo-sharing app revealed that it is testing a new feature that will give users the choice to take a break. Mosseri said, “What we’re starting to test this week on Instagram is one that I’m actually personally very excited about. It’s called “Take a Break,” and it does what you think it does.” The feature, Mosseri explained, is an optional one and it encourages you take a break “from Instagram after you’ve spent a certain amount of time on the app — 10, 20, 30 minutes.” Mosseri said that Instagram has worked with third-party experts and take advice on what tips to give users and how to allow them to take a break from the app. gotten advice on what tips there should be and how…
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