The Morning After: Instagram will try to penalize 'unoriginal' posts
Key takeaways
- The company tweaked Instagram's algorithm in 2024 to penalize accounts that recycle other accounts' Reels posts, but didn't expand the same protections to photo and carousel posts at the time.
- Also, you might have noticed a few changes as Engadget moves to its new home at Static Media.
- Android Headlines has shared renders of what it says are "Jingu", Samsung's upcoming smart glasses.
The company tweaked Instagram's algorithm in 2024 to penalize accounts that recycle other accounts' Reels posts, but didn't expand the same protections to photo and carousel posts at the time. (Not that I particularly noticed any difference to the churn on my Reels, personally.) Reshare accounts without "material" edits could see their reach throttled. The question is: where is the line when it comes to a material edit?
Also, you might have noticed a few changes as Engadget moves to its new home at Static Media. Expect to hear more about everything soon, including some adjustments to this very newsletter — we'll be back in your inboxes very soon. Thanks for your continued support and readership and have a great weekend!
Android Headlines has shared renders of what it says are "Jingu", Samsung's upcoming smart glasses. Reportedly, Samsung's first pair of smartglasses won't feature a display, but that's likely coming with another pair in 2027. The specs will run on the Android XR wearables platform and will likely feature heavy integration of Google's Gemini. Samsung has a major Unpacked event scheduled for July, so that we can get some official details then. The glasses could cost between $380 and $500 — even when privacy concerns have never been more front and center in folks' minds