Instagram is the most popular photo and video sharing social network, you can access it through your internet browser or the official mobile apps for Android and iOS.
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Downloads:
627 -
Release date :
14/12/2022 -
Author :
instagram -
Licence :
Free license -
Categories:
Internet – Photography – Communication
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Operating system :
Android, Online service All Internet browsers, iOS iPhone / iPad
Instagram is finally strengthening its tools to fight account piracy. On December 15, 2022, the photo-sharing platform announced that it was implementing new ways to help those who have lost access to their account. The Meta subsidiary also announced that it would fight more strictly against identity theft.
Calling a Friend
A new page, cleverly named Instagram.com/hacked, now makes it possible to report any act of hacking to the platform. Whether it is the use of your nickname and your photo by someone else, an inability to access their account (change of password by a hacker) or possible problems with the double authentication code sent wrong number or wrong email address.
“We know losing access to their Instagram account can be stressful, so we want to make sure people have multiple options to recover their accounts if they lose access.“explains the company. One of these ways is simply to ask friends on Instagram for help to certify your identity. In testing for a few months, this mechanism simply allows you to choose two acquaintances present on Instagram who, after having been ideally warned, will be able to testify to the platform that it is you and only you who are trying to regain access to your account.
Instagram will use the verified badge
To combat accounts that attempt to impersonate a star or business, Instagram will also be rolling out the “verified” badge more widely to ensure you’re interacting with an official page. If the platform has doubts about a suspicious account trying to track you, it will allow you to review the profile before accepting the request. The idea is to avoid social engineering hacks where a seemingly trustworthy person asks you for personal information, financial help or tries other scams.
Given the unparalleled domination of the network in the sphere of influencers and influencers, these measures will have taken a long time to arrive on Instagram. In 2018 and 2019, investigations by Motherbard showed how influential Instagram accounts were often targeted by malicious hackers and how slow the platform was to respond to fix the problem, sometimes forcing victims to turn to other platforms. other hackers to regain access to their account.