Instagram Adds Recently Deleted Folder

Users can recover content removed by themselves or hackers

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Having second thoughts? Instagram’s got you covered. And Instagram also has you covered in the event your account is hacked and content is deleted.

The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network began rolling out Recently Deleted, a feature that enables users to review and restore deleted content.

Instagram said users have been asking for this feature, adding in a blog post Tuesday, “We know hackers sometimes delete content when they gain access to an account and, until now, people had no way of easily getting their photos and videos back.

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