Doesn’t it just suck when you forget your password and accidentally lock yourself out of one of your Social Media accounts? More often than not, we fall victim to the ‘I forgot my password’ virus, especially on Meta platforms since they basically once kind of (?) promoted the notion of creating multiple accounts. Instagram, on that note, has recently added some new tools to help users regain access to their accounts if ever they accidentally locked themselves out.

Let Me Back In!

As an aside, Instagram’s also adding some new measures to combat impersonation, which does feel like a jab at Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter 2.0’ approach. Wow, already poking the hornet’s nest? Instagram has sure grown bold over the last year. Anyhow, Instagram wants to help people regain access to their hacked accounts through the help of a new recovery center that comes fully equipped with a step-by-step guide that instructs users how they can log back in.

If ever you do get locked out of your account, you can go here; simply follow the on-screen prompts and Instagram will take you through the process to recover your login credentials. As per Instagram:

“If you’re unable to log in to your account, enter Instagram.com/hacked on your mobile phone or desktop browser. Next, you will be able to select if you think you’ve been hacked, forgot your password, lost access to two-factor authentication, or if your account has been disabled. From there, you will be able to follow a series of steps to help regain access to your account.” 

It’s certainly a helpful tool that might greatly reduce the frustration of getting back into a locked profile. Going back to what was mentioned previously, Instagram also notes that those with multiple accounts can select which specific accounts need support.

Instagram has also expanded access to its friends confirmation process, enabling users to refer to their friends to confirm their identity, in the event that they either got hacked or locked themselves out. The option is not available to everyone. In addition, there will also be additional options to combat impersonation, including new warnings on questionable contact, as well as an expanded display of Instagram’s verification badges; kind like Twitter, except going the exact opposite direction. 

The Wrap

So, contrary to Twitter’s cash-grab $8 tick verification, Instagram is instead ramping up its emphasis on blue marks as a means to verify users’ true identities, further clarified by its internal verification process. While things might be a bit shaky regarding verification on Twitter right now, the same remains an important element and signal on Instagram, where the expanded display of checkmarks and other verified identifiers could potentially reduce cases of impersonation in the app. Instagram said that all these new updates will be rolled out to all users starting December 15th.

Sources 

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