Instagram, which has 1 billion users, has introduced new tools aimed at improving security and safety on the platform. The three changes are: more information about accounts with large followers, a form for the coveted 'blue tick' (verified) for accounts, and support for third-party authenticator apps. The updates were announced by co-founder and CTO Mike Krieger. The updates follow the discovery of a web of political influence campaigns spread across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and across Google's services; Google+, YouTube, Gmail, Blogger, as well as on Microsoft. The investigations by these platforms revealed that the activity was backed by Iranian actors. Facebook terminated 652 accounts on both Facebook and Instagram following a two-month investigation into sketchy accounts. Of the 652 accounts close to a 100 were Instagram one, with at least 58,000 followers for one of these accounts. Instagram has made the…
