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# You won't be able to go Live on  Instagram with less than a thousand followers
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/you-wont-be-able-to-go-live-on-instagram-with-less-than-a-thousand-followers/
- Published: 2025-08-04T13:19:53.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-04T13:19:53.000Z
- Description: Either you have a thousand followers or forget about going Live.
- Author: Oyinebiladou Omemu
- Tags: / Consumer Tech, Instagram

[Instagram](https://www.techloy.com/tag/instagram/) has just shut the door on creators with a limited number of followers hoping to go Live. 

The app now requires users to have at least 1,000 followers before they can go live. If you have fewer than a thousand followers and attempt to go live, you’ll be met with a *“Your account is no longer eligible for Live”* message. And that’s not just for public accounts anymore; private accounts will also be restricted from going live, even if they meet the follower threshold.

According to [Meta](https://www.techloy.com/tag/meta/), this move is about improving the overall Live consumption experience. The idea seems to be that fewer low-viewer streams mean a cleaner, more polished Live feed experience for users, and maybe even less server strain for Meta. But for aspiring creators, it's a slap in the face.

[Facebook users may soon sign-up for Threads without an Instagram accountIt could help Threads to grow beyond its Instagram roots by tapping into Facebook’s massive user base.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/icon/techloy-avatar-1-2962.png)TechloyOluwaseun Bamisile![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1688668603684-24dba0b6c5d9-3)](https://www.techloy.com/facebook-users-may-soon-sign-up-for-threads-without-an-instagram-account/)

Live video used to be a democratizing tool, a raw, real-time channel where anyone, regardless of their following, could connect, create, or experiment. For small creators trying to build a community, it was a key growth strategy. Now, it's behind a velvet rope. 

Instagram says it wants to support creators better, but it’s hard not to see this as a way to sideline the ones who haven’t yet made it. Compared to other platforms, Instagram is drawing a hard line. [TikTok](https://www.techloy.com/tag/tiktok/), for instance, has a very flexible Live access policy. YouTube only requires 50 subscribers. Facebook requires a mere 100\. Twitch, famously, has no requirement at all. 

It’s hard enough to grow a following organically on Instagram without the platform taking away one of the few engagement tools available to newcomers. Plus, I think many might see this as another step in Instagram’s slow shift away from accessibility and toward polished, influencer-first content.

What do you think?