Instagram takes measures to promote the Government’s coronavirus information

March 20, 2020 10:07

Instagram has shared the measures it is taking to prioritise education and information surrounding COVID-19 (coronavirus).

Each time the app is launched, a message appears at the top of the screen directing users to the Australian Government Department of Health website with the updated information on the virus.

The message will appear on every user’s screen

When someone searches #coronavirus, a similar message appears before displaying posts, directing users looking for COVID-19 information to the Government website.

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Zoe Wilkinson

Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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