Now, Instagram has enabled more people to request verification and implement general security enhancements.
Instagram has announced new tools to help its users stay on its social network. In an article published today, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Mike Krieger describes some changes made to combat false accounts and strengthen security through a two-step audit.
First, accounts with a large audience will display more information for visitors. A new “About this account” option is added to the menu that allows users to see when the account was created, where it is located, what changes were made to the username last year, and what promotions are running. It is also possible to see other accounts that have the same subscribers. The accounts affected by this change will be informed next month of the type of information that will be published.
On popular accounts, Instagram facilitates the verification request for these users. Verifying your account confirms that it is managed by a legitimate person, and now anyone can apply for this process….. provided the person meets certain requirements that have not been specified. Of course, not all applicants will be accepted, and Instagram will also request actual identification to verify an account. This should make it easier to detect false accounts trying to borrow the image of popular users.
For general users, Instagram provides support for third-party two-factor authentication applications. Using SMS for this process can lead to your own security problems. It is therefore interesting to see that the social network takes over other verification processes. The Instagram application automatically detects all verification applications you have installed and sends a code, or brings you to the App Store to install one if you have not already done so. This feature is already available and should be available to everyone soon.
A few weeks ago, many Instagram users saw their accounts hacked by strangers, which shut them down. Let us hope that these measures will facilitate the fight against future attacks on the accounts of the service.
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