Instagram blocks some links to Telegram and Snapchat from user profiles

If you were hoping to get more followers on Telegram or Snapchat from your Instagram profile, you may be out of luck.

The photo sharing app recently began cracking down on certain types of links in users' profiles, including those that link back to Telegram and Snapchat accounts. The move only affects links that allow people to directly add followers on outside networks, not all links to those services.

An Instagram spokesperson confirmed the change to Mashable saying in a statement that the types of links it is blocking represent a "rare" use case. Read more...