The Instagram application (illustration).
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Jenny Kane / AP
Great news for fans of live on Instagram.
The social network announced on Tuesday the extension of the duration of the broadcast of live videos, reports
01net
.
Users of the application will now be able to perform up to four hours of live.
The duration was limited to one hour until now.
In a tweet, Instagram also warned of another novelty.
Videos broadcast live can now be saved for thirty days.
They will then be automatically deleted from the platform.
This thirty-day period may in particular allow users to save and share their content on other social networks.
🌟3 updates about Live🌟
🎥You can now go Live for up to 4 hours
🎞You can save your Lives for 30 days before they delete
📺 You'll start seeing a “Live Now” section in the IGTV app and on Explore so you can discover more Lives pic.twitter.com/0wipQJXr1F
- Instagram (@instagram) October 27, 2020
Instagram adapts
In its message, Instagram finally mentions the creation of a new section called "Live Now
".
This will be integrated in the Explorer tab of the network, but also on IGTV.
This feature will allow followers of the application to discover new direct.
At a time when the re-containment and curfew measures are multiplying, these novelties should delight users.
In March, Instagram announced new features to meet the increased demand for reliable information on the Covid-19 pandemic but also to try to ensure more user-friendliness.
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