If you’re an avid Instagram user, you’d know there’s nothing better than taking a screenshot of someone’s post and sending it to your group chat to brutally roast them over an open fire. Instagram is just one of those apps where creeping is bound to happen. While we’re all guilty of screenshotting regular old posts that people share (funny memes, photos, girls doing the absolute most), we’re all also guilty of screenshotting stories.
I was never one to use Instagram stories because I had Snapchat for that, but many people use the app and all of its features, including sharing live stories. And, when people do pretty stupid things on their stories, we screenshot it and send it all around town. But, now, Instagram is going to test out notifications to tell the user who screenshotted their story and when. The current test looks like this, notifying users that the person will be able to see who screenshotted.
https://twitter.com/__cajb/status/961481844981157888
The person who posted the story will have a feed that looks like this, showing every user who has taken a screenshot of their story.
https://twitter.com/readbyher/status/962606574060490752
It definitely has been sending some panic out into the social media air, as users everywhere are worried their splot will be blown all the way up.
I really hope Instagram doesn’t tell people how many times one individual screenshots their stories because I took an embarrassing number of screenshots in one go.
— emmy (@fiightingdragon) February 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/odiata/status/961315081467416576
https://twitter.com/sammynoura/status/961366145369550849
https://twitter.com/kellyvsco/status/961443245329797120
https://twitter.com/chachic_/status/962620226557812736
the day instagram starts telling you who visits your profile the most and screenshots the insta stories or pictures, we’re all fucked!
— Alex (@alemtz8) February 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/migz93/status/961440154064797696
THE END IS HERE INSTAGRAM NOW NOTIFIES YOU EVERYTIME SOMEONE SCREENSHOTS YOUR STORY….. nooo
— Reiza Ang (@reizaang) February 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/fixruin/status/961340984394121220
So now you’ll know when someone screenshots or records your insta story.
I found out…after I took the screenshot. I will clearly look like a stalker. Thanks @instagram .
— VALENCIA. (@thevalenciagaa) February 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/cronair/status/962487337094557696
https://twitter.com/seungjinism/status/961478323409842176
https://twitter.com/jungkanoa/status/963296964388438016
https://twitter.com/dehtours/status/963273152032722944
As someone whose photo roll is mostly screenshots of other people’s Instagram stories, this is very bad.
— Kanye’s Diary (@kanyesdiary2) February 12, 2018