Instagram Creates New Rules, Accounts With Number Of Followers Less Than 1,000 Can't Live

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JAKARTA - Instagram seems to be disabling the live broadcast feature for Instagram account owners with followers less than 1,000.

This change has begun to be felt by a number of users, such as in the upload of a Threads account with the name @social.varsity which received a notification that his account no longer meets the requirements for live broadcasts.

Your account no longer meets the requirements for Live. We changed the requirements to use this feature. Only public accounts with 1,000 followers or more can make live video broadcasts," reads the warning that appears in pop-up form.

Until now, there has been no public statement from Instagram regarding the specific reasons behind this new policy or whether it will take effect permanently in the future or not.

However, to Engadget, Meta representatives confirmed the changes, and alleged that they were starting to implement these new rules to ensure they provided the best experience for creators who host live broadcasts.

In addition, the tech giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg also stated that this change was intended to encourage an increase in the experience of using the feature as a whole.

However, Meta doesn't explain why Instagram won't be able to provide the best experience if users with followers under 1,000 can also stream live.