Instagram will remove the Shop tab from navigation in February
Instagram has announced it will put its Create button back in the centre of its main navigation bar and remove the Shop tab. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a Reel on Monday the move would “simplify” the app and refocus its priorities to “bring people together over what they love”. The new order of the navigation bar will be Home, Search, Create, Reels and Profile. The proposed changes will take effect in February. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> A spokesperson for Meta, which owns Instagram, did not respond to a request for comment. While the dedicated Shop tab will disappear, Mosseri said in his Reel that “you’ll still be able to shop on Feed, in Stories, in Reels and in ads”. Loading Instagram Post Instagram also stated on its help page that it would “continue to invest in shopping experiences that provide the most value for people and businesses across feed, stories, reels, ads and more”. The Shop tab, along with the Reels tab, was in...