Instagram reportedly intends to add moderators to live video feeds

Instagram’s photo and video sharing service is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow creators to add moderators to live video feeds for the first time.

The news comes after code caver Alessandro Paluzzi was able to put the new feature into action, taking screenshots as it goes. The feature appears to be pretty basic in that it will only allow one moderator to be selected per stream. This moderator seems to only be able to handle comments, although one would imagine that the ability to kick or block people would be part of their arsenal as well.

It’s unclear when this feature will be made available to people around the world, but Instagram wants its app to be the best iPhone app for streaming live video – and it clearly intends to make sure the creators have the necessary functionality for this. to arrive.

As is always the case with these features which are snooped on before release, everything can change before Instagram flips the switch that gives everyone access to the live stream moderators. It is even possible that the feature will disappear altogether, so we are careful not to hope too much until Instagram or Meta announces something official.

That being said, it seems almost obvious that such a feature would be extremely beneficial for people who stream live content on the platform – to the point that a moderator seems like a limit that should be extended at some point. Especially for the most popular designers.