Episode

Losing Instagram Followers Due to the Purge of 2026

Podcast: The Instagram Stories - Social Media News
Published: May 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 771
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Canonical source: https://www.instagram.com/danielhillmedia
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Summary

The Head of Instagram explains why you may have lost followers last week, how long a Reel should be, and how to prevent people from leaving your Reels after 5 seconds. He also discusses feature suggestions including a faster, simpler way to organize a carousel, plus Trial Reels being available on desktop (yay!)