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Now You Can Follow Hashtags on Instagram

Today we’re introducing the ability to follow hashtags, giving you new ways to discover photos, videos and people on Instagram. Now it’s even easier to stay connected with the interests, hobbies, passions and communities you care about.

Every day, millions of people share photos and videos and tag them with relevant hashtags. #onthetable, #slime and #floralnails are just a few examples of hashtags that represent the many interests and passions of our community. To make these posts even more discoverable, we’re introducing hashtags you can follow.

Following a hashtag is just like following a friend. To get started, search for a topic you’re interested in or tap on a hashtag from any post. You’ll see relevant hashtags displayed in your search results along with related accounts. When you find a hashtag you like, open the hashtag page and tap on the follow button. You’ll begin seeing top posts from that hashtag in your feed and some of the latest stories in your stories bar. You can always unfollow a hashtag at any time.

To give you more ways to find hashtags you might like, you can check out the hashtags other people follow in their profiles. Similar to people you follow, hashtags you follow respect your privacy settings. If you set your account to private, the hashtags you follow will only be visible to your followers.

Following hashtags is just the beginning of how we’re giving you the tools to discover and be inspired by our community.

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We are in deep water: The Fatal attraction of the smartphone

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Don't text and walk while crossing a street in Honolulu or you could get a ticket

Honolula has become the first major US city to ban texting while walking across the street, reports Christian Britschgi for Reason. The mere act of “looking in the direction of the screen of …

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Washboard — Tumblr Savior for mobile devices

Hello, Tumblr! Over the last few months I’ve been working on a project that brings keyword blacklisting to mobile devices, and it’s finally ready for the public. If you’re not familiar, Tumblr Savior is a browser extension that allows users to hide posts containing certain keywords or tags. It works great for desktops, but it can’t be used on phones or tablets, and the official Tumblr apps don’t offer any alternatives.

That’s where Washboard steps in: just sign in with Tumblr, import your blacklist from Tumblr Savior, and start browsing! Washboard also features infinite scrolling, a “Safe Mode" toggle that hides images, and a few other features that make mobile browsing as painless as possible.

Any questions or suggestions? Send me an ask or tag a post #washboard.ws and I’ll look at it as soon as possible!

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Researchers show Twitter is far faster than the police at predicting riots

After analyzing more than 1.6 million tweets, researchers at Cardiff University found that Twitter could identify dangerous situations far faster than standard police reports.

The researchers came to their findings after analyzing tweets sent during the 2011 London Riots, according to the Verge.

The team found the tweets using a series of machine learning algorithms, which automatically scanned Twitter to identify potential threats.

As Gizmodo explained, the researchers then took the tweets and added variables like location, time sent and hashtags.

With the variables the researchers were able to conclude that tweets about disruptive events were sent minutes to nearly an hour before area police were alerted. Read more (6/29/17)

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