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San Francisco: Facebook is reportedly testing a new feature that gives users the option to view Instagram Stories from Facebook, thus eliminating the need to manually cross-post.
To view Instagram Stories on Facebook as part of the test, people will need to link their two accounts.
Only people who follow you on Instagram will be able to see your stories on Facebook.
The change was first spotted by @ec_wife on Twitter, according to a report on The Next Web (TNW) on Friday.
Later, Facebook confirmed the test to social media consultant Matt Navarra.
The social network said that the feature will not violate user privacy, as Instagram users can choose not to have their Stories visible on Facebook.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg last year announced plans to integrate messaging services into the company’s family of applications.
For example, Instagram and Facebook Messenger recently began merging their chat capabilities. WhatsApp is also expected to be part of the integration.
As part of the latest efforts to facilitate the sharing of Instagram stories, the platform allows users taking part in the test to know where the post was first shared.
