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Instagram's new feature allows users to share stories with smaller group

Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to an Instagram logo. [Photo: Reuters]

Facebook Inc’s Instagram said on Friday it launched a new feature dubbed “Close Friends” allowing users to share their stories with a smaller group of people.

The new feature, which will appear on the user’s profile in the side menu enables Instagram’s more than 1 billion users to create a smaller group of friends and share stories exclusively with the group.

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