Instagram has brought back support for Twitter card previews after removing the feature nine years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, when users share an Instagram link on Twitter, a small preview of the post will be displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instagram controversially removed the feature shortly after being acquired by Facebook in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twitter card previews started for some users on Wednesday and will eventually be available to everyone. Instagram and Twitter are both promoting the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If you want to share your latest Instagram post on the Twitter timeline too, you’re in luck: now when you share a link to an IG post in a tweet, it’ll show up as a card with a preview of the photo,” read a tweet on Twitter’s official support account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instagram sparked controversy with users when it removed support for Twitter cards in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The platform said that it wanted to take back control of its content following its merger with Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom insisted at the time that the mandate came from himself, and not Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said Instagram was attempting to grow its web platform and shared hopes that the move would help increase traffic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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