Instagram has updated its service with a new feature for professional users. They can check whether their content is eligible to be featured, and if not, see the reasons why it was rejected.
The Content recommendation is one of the ways for a creator to make themselves known to other users on Instagram., but the platform has guidelines that manage posts that appear in spaces like Explore, Reels, or the feed.
The company will be more transparent about the reasons why a publication is not considered suitable for recommendation, as reported in an account status update on Wednesday, now that it has begun rolling out this new feature to users with professional accounts.
The Creators will be able to verify whether their content is eligible or, if not, the reasons why it was blocked in recommendations. In addition to allowing the modification or removal of such content, professionals will also have the option to request an additional review.
"With these updates, we want to help you understand the issues with your account and better explain how our systems and rules work," the company said in the press release.
A new form of deception has been exposed through social networks that is designed to extracting people's personal information and stealing Instagram user profiles.
According to the report made on several digital platforms, this scam is carried out under the modality of phishing (identity theft) and occurs via a direct message through Instagram or WhatsApp. In this communication, the scammers They take the identity of Instagram support and send a warning to users., stating that his account has been blocked due to alleged “copyright violations.”
In addition, the message states that the affected user has a maximum period of 48 hours to Enter the link that accompanies the communication and thus execute the procedure to recover your profile and thus prevent said account from being permanently blocked.
“Hello @ (victim user), your account has been reported and confirmed to be a copyright infringement, so your account will be deactivated within 48 hours,” is the message some users of the popular social network have received.
Because the communication is delivered in an additional warning tone that includes a time limit for the user to react, several people fall for the scam and click the link. The victim then ends up entering a fake website designed to infect smartphones with malware created to steal data and social media accounts.
After the program is installed on the device and begins stealing users' private information, a person contacts the victim demanding payment in cash or cryptocurrency in exchange for the hijacked account. In other cases, The stolen data is used to carry out larger-scale scams, affecting a large number of people..
First of all, it is important to be clear that Instagram, WhatsApp, or Facebook's technical support service does not contact users via direct message to warn them that their account will be blocked.Therefore, any communication that occurs through these channels should be considered a potentially dangerous message.
Cybersecurity experts recommend taking a fragment of the message you received and searching it online, as this can help you determine if it's a scam.
*With information from Europa Press.
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