Finally your Instagram addiction under control

You don’t have to delete Instagram right away to get rid of your addiction. The company is now helping you on your way.

Big Tech regularly comes under a magnifying glass. Because isn’t what they’re doing going too far? They themselves also feel the hot breath on the neck. That is why Instagram is now introducing a Take a Break feature. A feature for a problem they created themselves. Pretty crazy actually.

Instagram is designed in such a way that for some people an addiction is only a matter of time. Like so many social media. If you follow a lot of people you get a kind of urge to always stay informed. Not to mention the Discover page and the Reels. Where you can endlessly scroll on content that Instagram has selected based on your behavior. They know very well how to serve you.

This can have serious consequences. There really are people who are mentally weighed down by Instagram addiction. Constantly grabbing the smartphone and checking Insta, dozens of times a day. That is why Instagram has now come up with the Take a Break feature. It is still a test, but you can expect the function to be rolled out on a large scale in the long term.

With the Take a Break feature you will receive a notification from Instagram how much time you spend on the app. The numbers can be confronting. It encourages you to take a break. For example, if you spend 10, 20 or 30 minutes in the app. View an explanation via Twitter Below.