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The feature will show creators a notification when a follower takes a screenshot of their story, reports TechCrunch. The new alert takes the form of a shutter icon next to the names of the people who viewed your stories. If you see the icon next to their name it means they snapped a screenshot. https://twitter.com/readbyher/status/962606574060490752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2018%2F02%2F11%2Finstagram-is-testing-screenshot-alerts-for-stories%2F […]

Instagram is testing alerts for when someone screenshots your story

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BY Michael Grothaus

The feature will show creators a notification when a follower takes a screenshot of their story, reports TechCrunch. The new alert takes the form of a shutter icon next to the names of the people who viewed your stories. If you see the icon next to their name it means they snapped a screenshot.

https://twitter.com/readbyher/status/962606574060490752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2018%2F02%2F11%2Finstagram-is-testing-screenshot-alerts-for-stories%2F

Instagram isn’t doing this totally on the sly, however. The first time a user attempts to take a screenshot of a story they will see a prompt that says the next time they screenshot a story the creator will be able to see. In other words: You’ve been warned.

https://twitter.com/__cajb/status/961481844981157888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2018%2F02%2F11%2Finstagram-is-testing-screenshot-alerts-for-stories%2F

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Michael Grothaus is a novelist and author. He has written for Fast Company since 2013, where he's interviewed some of the tech industry’s most prominent leaders and writes about everything from Apple and artificial intelligence to the effects of technology on individuals and society. More


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