After a short break, we're back at it with #TheDailyThree, a weekday recap featuring three top stories in digital + a few thoughts. Today features a new Instagram feature that I’m sure will takeover Stories for a while + the endless PR disaster spiral that Facebook can’t escape.
1. Instagram has launched a “regram” feature, but not for feeds. Users can now repost newsfeed content into their stories, where they can add additional commentary, extending the lifespan of content outside of the algorithm. Expect to see a LOT of this.
2. Facebook cannot escape its bad press, seemingly being entrenched in a new scandal daily. The most recent has been involving data firm Cambridge Analytica misusing data for the Trump Campaign, which has called into question their ability to safeguard user data.
3. Facebook’s negative press tour has led to the rise of #DeleteFacebook, of which they should not take lightly. Facebook’s own security chief has left the company over their involvement in Russia’s election meddling scandal. A solution does not seem to be close.
