Wear a Mask reminder added to top of the feed

In response to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the United States, Instagram added an alert to the top of the feed that reminds people to wear masks.

Katie Sehl March 11, 2021

In response to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the United States, Instagram added an alert to the top of the feed that reminds people to wear masks. The reminder includes a link to the Centers for Disease Control website.

With the rise in COVID-19 cases in the US, we’re putting an alert at the top of @instagram to remind everyone to wear face coverings and find more prevention tips from the CDC. #WearAMask pic.twitter.com/2VaG644Ylt

— Vishal Shah (@vishalshahis) July 2, 2020

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