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Instagram public accounts with less than 1,000 followers can no longer go live

Users have been reporting over the past few days that their accounts aren't eligible for Live broadcast on the app anymore.

Users have been reporting over the past few days that their accounts aren't eligible for Live broadcast on the app anymore. "We changed the requirements to use this feature," reads the notice that pops up when people try to host a livestream broadcast to their followers. That likely means Instagram is killing the ability to do livestreams for up to three close friends only, which was a feature the platform launched in 2024.

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