Instagram now lets you follow hashtags, is testing `recommended` posts
(Digital Photography Review)

Instagram will now let you follow hashtags in addition to individuals. The change, announced through the Instagram blog, comes about a month after initial reports surfaced that Instagram was `testing` the feature with small groups of users. As Instagram explains in its blog post, this is all about `enhancing` discovery: Every day, millions of people share photos and videos and tag them with relevant hashtags. #onthetable, #slime and #floralnails are just a few examples of hashtags that represent the many interests and passions of our community. To make these posts even more discoverable, we´re introducing hashtags you can follow. Hashtags can be followed by clicking the big blue `Follow` button on the hashtag`s landing page. Once you`ve followed a tag, top photos and stories from that tag will begin appearing in your newsfeed and stories queue up top. One More Thing The ability to follow hashtags began as a test back in early November, and Instagram just launched another feature test that seems likely to make it to prime time very soon. The Verge reports that Instagram is testing a `Recommended for You` feature that will add posts to your news feed that it believes you will like. These might include photos people you follow have liked, or images Instagram`s controversial algorithm believes you would enjoy based on your activity. Instagram confirmed that the feature was being tested in a statement to the The Verge, who is also reporting that users can hide the Recommended for You section... at least for now.