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# Instagram Is Testing Live Video
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/instagram-is-testing-live-video/
- Published: 2016-10-24T12:22:21.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-24T12:22:21.000Z
- Description: Instagram is testing live video. Considering how much Facebook is emphasizing live video, it should come as no surprise that one if its biggest acquisitions – Instagram – would also. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/10/instagram-is-testing-live-video.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, Social Media, YouTube & Video, Advertising slogan, All rights reserved, American Civil Liberties Union, Blog It, Business Insider, Facebook, Instagram, Social network, Twitter, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![Instagram](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0949a07b970d-150wi "Instagram")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0949a07b970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)**Instagram is testing live video.** Considering how much **Facebook is emphasizing live video,** it should come as no surprise that one if its biggest acquisitions – Instagram – would also add it. The tip that it's actually happening came via a Russian news blog who poked around a **beta version of the Instagram Android app**.

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