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Instagram will reveal just how long you spend scrolling

From Digital Spy

If you think you social media addiction is under control, a new tool being trialled by Instagram will soon give you the cold, hard truth of how long you're actually spending on the app.

The planned 'usage insight' feature was confirmed by Kevin Systrom, Instagram's chief executive.

He tweeted: "We're building tools that will help the IG community know more about the time they spend on Instagram – any time should be positive and intentional."

He also added: "Understanding how time online impacts people is important, and it's the responsibility of all companies to be honest about this.

"We want to be part of the solution. I take that responsibility seriously."

The code for the new feature was spotted by an eagle-eyed tech expert, reports TechCrunch.

So, are you ready to see just how many minutes/hours/days you've spent scrolling and scrolling and scrolling?!


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