Instagram introduces inclusive new feature allowing users to display their pronouns
Instagram has announced an inclusive new feature that allows users to display their preferred pronouns in their bio.
The company announced the new addition to their platform on Twitter, saying it’s “available in a few countries, with plans for more”. As of right now, the feature is available in the United States and the United Kingdom.
If your Instagram has updated to the latest iOS, you can access the new feature by hitting “Edit Profile” and then searching in the list of items from an empty “Pronouns” field. There, you can choose up to four terms for your preferred pronouns.
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DUBAI: Imagine the pain of being kicked out of your own home. Then imagine being unable to let the world know what is happening to you.
This is the reality for Palestinians living in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which houses 28 families from the 1948 Nakba. Under international law, East Jerusalem is considered part of the Palestinian Territories.
Earlier this year, the Israeli Central Court in East Jerusalem approved a decision to evict four Palestinian families from their homes in the neighborhood.
The court was scheduled to issue a ruling on the evictions on May 6 amid heated demonstrations and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers, but the decision was delayed until May 10.
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These activists were questioning Instagram’s unexplained removal of posts and were curious to know whether they were intentionally taken down or not.
Clarifying the company’s stand, Mosseri said that the bug had affected Instagram users worldwide and created problems related to the posting of content, including stories, highlights, and archives.
In March, a similar incident happened where Instagram ‘unintentionally’ unveiled a new feature that removes the like count on Instagram feed posts, letting the only publisher see it and it eventually turned out to be a bug, as revealed by Instagram.
Facebook-owned Instagram head Adam Mosseri has issued an apology for a bug that led to the deletion of user posts. A lot of activists also criticized the bug created by the platform as they were occupied in running an awareness campaign about missing Indigenous women.