Twitter tells users to stop posting Instagram links

It's either a helpful tip for people with a big following or the latest blow in the battle between two social networks.

Twitter has sent some high profile users a message, suggesting they stop posting photos from Instagram.

As reported by Mashable, the alert suggested posting photos directly to Twitter would ensure "your fans always see them".

Instagram photos have not been viewable within tweets since 2012.

The in-app alert featured a fake "superstar" account showing a link from Instagram and a photo posted directly to Twitter, appearing within the tweet itself.

Instagram's move to stop allowing its posts to be seen within tweets in December 2012 was seen as an attempt to drive more traffic to its own app.

At around the same time, Twitter began offering filters and photo editing features of its own.

The latest move by Twitter could suggest an attempt to draw celebrities away from its Facebook-owned rival.

Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk