Instagram is testing a new definition of 'friends'

Instagram is testing switching "following" counts to "friends" on user profiles.

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• Instagram is testing out replacing "following" counts with "friends" counts.
• What's a friend, according to Instagram? Glad you asked. It's someone who follows you back.
• Meta confirmed to Business Insider that it is running a "small global test" of the change.

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