Instagram beats Twitter with 300 million active users

The photo-sharing app is now the second largest social media platform, and will be rolling out verified accounts and blocking spam in effort to improve users’ experience. 

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There are 300 active Instagram users, compared with 284 million for Twitter.

Instagram is also moving toward verifying accounts for “celebrities, athletes and brands,” according to a blog post from Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom.

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