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Instagram changes the rules for one of its most popular features


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By comparison, YouTube requires an account to have a minimum of 50 subscribers to go live, while Facebook pages and professional profiles need at least 100 followers. Some suspect that this change may be a money-saving measure for Meta as they may not wish to continue to support broadcasts that only pull in a handful of viewers at a time. Reece Bithrey is a journalist with bylines forTrusted Reviews, Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, TechRadar and more.

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