Lawsuits against tech giants are piling up, governments are slowly tightening the screws, and regulators are knocking on the doors of multinational corporations. This is how you could describe the current situation in the tech world, where big companies have to repent to users and higher institutions almost every day. It's no different with Facebooku, which is such a prominent black sheep, appearing in almost every scandal involving user privacy. Perhaps that is why the company decided to remove one of the important functions from the social network Instagram, which, although it has not yet been a thorn in the side of the authorities, has been persistently criticized by some users.
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Community complaints and user criticism are rarely heeded, and when they are, there's usually some kind of catch. Facebook, and Instagram, is trying to pander to users as much as possible after the latest scandals, and the removal of one of the important features that has been on the platform almost since its inception is proof of that. We are talking about the somewhat controversial Following feature, which appears as a tab in the overview of friends' activity. It was first added to Instagram in 2011 and was supposed to offer the possibility of following others. It doesn't sound so bad yet, but for many users this feature had rather unpleasant consequences. Most of them did not realize that anyone could see in real time what they shared, commented on and who they followed. In a sense, this tab functioned as a kind of window into the lives of other users.
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Anyone who knew about this option could easily spy on their friends, which caused many users to have precarious and unpleasant situations. The company itself did not comment on the removal of the feature in much detail, only mentioning that it no longer serves its original purpose and will no longer appear on the platform as part of a simplification - specifically, it will gradually disappear from it starting this week. However, it is almost certain that this is damage mitigation and an attempt to improve its reputation with dissatisfied users. We will see what Instagram comes up with next, but the company has been rife with controversy lately, which is largely due to the recent announcement Facebook about renaming both of its subsidiary social networks – Instagram and WhatsappMark Zuckerberg considered adding "from" to each name. Facebook", which would clearly signal the original owner.
