Facebook's New Graph Search To Include Instagram Pictures

Facebook's new Graph Search will include pictures shared on Instagram in its search results, announced Instagram

Last week, Facebook unveiled its new search engine named "Graph Search". Now, Instagram is also revising its privacy policies and terms of service to include a phase that gives consent for pictures shared on the website to appear in the search results of Facebook's new Graph Search.

"Instagram data is on the list of things we will one day get to. It's so clear how much stuff out there you'd want to have in a product like this," said company CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Saturday's press event. "As part of our new collaboration, we've learned that by being able to share insights and information with each other, we can build better experiences for our users."

Recently Instagram revealed that it had 90 million active users that shared 40 million photos through the website daily. It receives 8,500 likes per second and gets about 1,000 comments per second from all its users.

"We're updating our Privacy Policy to highlight this new collaboration, but we want to make sure you understand that you still have control over who sees your photos," the company said. "You still get to choose who can see your Instagram photos, and you still get to choose whether you post your photos on Facebook. So while we're looking forward to working closely with Facebook to build better experiences, we aren't changing the core features of the app that you've come to know and love."

In December, Instagram had as many critics as it had users after a change they made to their user terms. The new update led users to believe that Instagram would sell pictures shared on the site to advertisers.

A section, in particular, where Instagram said users must agree that "a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos ... in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you," led to a string of complaints.

The company later clarified the original statement as just a misunderstanding.