How to mute those obnoxious Instagram live video notifications

Instagram Stories might be beating Snapchat at its own game, but it’s not without its faults.  

Most glaringly, it includes one of Facebook's most grating features: live video. Live broadcasts can be cool — and they're not as intrusive on IG as they are on Facebook — but you probably shouldn't subject all of your followers to a livestream unless something really exciting is going down. 

Live video arguably goes against the whole appeal of Stories, and Instagram on the whole: meticulously curating the most hyper-visual aspects of your life for your followers. So if you're sick of getting pinged every time one of your favorite accounts bucks that purpose and starts a broadcast, you're going to want to mute your notifications.   Read more...