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title: "WEEKLY DOWNLOAD: Wave Goodbye To Insta-Haters"
description: If you have a large number of followers on Instagram, you may soon be able to battle negativity on your feed
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# [WEEKLY DOWNLOAD: Wave Goodbye To Insta-Haters](https://www.turnerpr.com/spin-kitchen/weekly-download-wave-goodbye-to-insta-haters)

 Written by [Nicolette Cusmano](https://www.turnerpr.com/spin-kitchen/author/nicolette-cusmano) | August 19, 2016

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## **Google Me Maybe?**

**[Google wants to beat the competition](https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/15/google-duo/)** with Duo, a video-calling app launched this week. The bad news? Users have to invite others via SMS with an app download link in order to start a chat. The good news? You do not need to have a Google account in order to use Duo. The app is brand new, but so far users are not feeling it. Are you? Shoot us a tweet at **@TURNERPR** with your thoughts about Duo.

## **Say Goodbye to Insta Haters**

Trolls begone! If you have a large number of followers on Instagram, you may soon be able to battle negativity on your feed, thanks to **[a new feature that hides comments](http://digiday.com/brands/marketers-welcome-instagrams-new-comment-filtering-features/)**. Currently, this feature is only available to verified ‘grammers, but will soon be rolled out to all users. “Even though our client had a really positive community — reflective of Instagram as a whole — moderation tools can be really helpful in this scenario,” said Corbett Drummey, CEO of influencer agency Popular Pays.

## **Digital Passports**

Recently, the **[African Union released its first electronic passport](http://www.seeker.com/how-digital-passports-are-changing-travel-1973593958.html)** and hopes to have them widely available by 2018. Most countries have already rolled out an e-passport system, but security is always at risk – shortly after the US rolled out theirs, the ACLU issued a formal opposition statement. For the African Union, it is less about security and more about streamlining and speeding up the process. In this increasingly digital world, e-passports are developing into an international norm. Officials just need to find the proper balance between privacy and efficiency. Fingers crossed!

## **Snapchat For A Size**

**[Rent the Runway found a way to help their customers using Snapchat.](http://www.glossy.co/social-circle/rent-the-runway-uses-employees-and-snapchat-to-find-customers-the-right-fit?utm_source=digiday.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=digidaydis&utm_content=milnes-rent-the-runway-employees-snapchat-right-fit)** Users are asked to send a video or image of the item they would like to purchase as well as their stats: size, height and body shape. An employee at Rent The Runway reviews the Snapchat and supplies size and other recommendations for that user. The entire process takes 10 minutes. Sounds like a perfect fit for retail and digital integration.

## Weekly Moment of Zen

**[As the Olympics continue, the tweets do too. ](https://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/World_News/16/08/14/Funny_Olympic_tweets_just_because/) **

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