Instagram tests a Discord-like feature - for you and 249 friends

NurPhoto/Getty Images Instagram has been launching a flurry of new features lately. Some of these mirror TikTok features, such as Edits -- Instagram's version of the CapCut video editing app. Others -- like profile cards -- are geared toward professionalizing the app for small businesses. Also, updated algorithms recommend more original content, a benefit to creators. Now, Meta's social media platform is testing a new Community Chat feature. Also: Targeting TikTok, Meta's Instagram may turn Reels into a separate app According to screenshots shared by mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi on Meta's Threads, the unreleased chat feature seems similar to Discord's. Instagram users can form chats around specific topics with a limit of 250 people per community, and anyone can join and send messages in a chat. This differs from Instagram's broadcast channels, where creators send messages and content directly to their followers, while users in those channels can only react and reply to messag ... Read full article.