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(Picture: Getty Images/Caiaimage)You can now re-gain access to a locked Instagram account with a little help from your friends. The social media app is introducing new ways to help users who have been shut out of an account get it back, including asking two of your pals to vouch for you.
Starting today, Instagram users who report a locked account will be given the option for two of their friends to confirm their identity. If you choose this method, you will be asked to enter an old password, after which you can select two buddies from a predetermined list of close friends for the app to contact. These will be people you interact with the most on the app. Your chosen friends will then have 24 hours to verify that you are in fact the holder of the locked account.
