In all likelihood, the Instagram giant has already decided to “take inspiration” from the BeReal network.
It is the very concept of BeReal which should be adapted to the Meta platform, in the form of “Candid Challenges”. Explanations.
Instagram is (already?) inspired by BeReal
You may know BeReal, this social network that wants to be authentic and whose principle is to send a photo of the present moment together with your loved ones. ” Every day at a different time, everyone is notified simultaneously to take a photo in 2 minutes “explains BeReal. This then allows the user to find out what his friends are really doing in their daily lives. A concept that seems to have caught the eye… of Instagram.
Indeed, as Alessandro Paluzzi points out, Instagram is currently working internally on a new feature: Candid Challenges. The principle is simple: every day, at a different time, the user will receive a notification inviting him to capture and post a photo within two minutes. Suffice to say that the “inspiration” seems rather obvious. It remains to be seen now whether this feature will actually be deployed publicly on Instagram or not.
Obviously, this is not the first time that a social network appropriates the functionality of another network. Meta did not hesitate to adopt the Stories initiated by Snapchat, without forgetting the Shorts of YouTube, themselves inspired by TikTok videos. And these are just a few of the many examples…
Source : XDA Developers
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