New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Instagram has added a new feature to the app that allows users to reshare any Story from a public account on their own Story, even if they are not tagged in it. The company confirmed the update via a Threads post and noted that creators can also opt out of the feature by going to their privacy settings.

The feature appears to be aimed at situations where someone may have forgotten to tag others in a picture, reducing friction in the sharing process where the original poster previously had to tag people before they could reshare it on their Stories. Moreover, if you came across a funny or emotional Story from a public account, the only way to reshare it until now was by taking screenshots. With this update, users can ...