<s>
Instagram	B-Application
is	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
and	O
video	O
sharing	O
social	O
networking	O
service	O
owned	O
by	O
American	O
company	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
upload	O
media	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
edited	O
with	O
filters	B-Algorithm
and	O
organized	O
by	O
hashtags	O
and	O
geographical	O
tagging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
browse	O
other	O
users	O
 '	O
content	O
by	O
tag	O
and	O
location	O
,	O
view	O
trending	O
content	O
,	O
like	O
photos	O
,	O
and	O
follow	O
other	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
their	O
content	O
to	O
a	O
personal	O
feed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
distinguished	O
by	O
allowing	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
framed	O
only	O
in	O
a	O
square	O
(	O
1:1	O
)	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
of	O
640	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
to	O
match	O
the	O
display	O
width	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
this	O
restriction	O
was	O
eased	O
with	O
an	O
increase	O
to	O
1080	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
added	O
messaging	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
include	O
multiple	O
images	O
or	O
videos	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
post	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Stories	O
feature	O
—	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
main	O
competitor	O
Snapchat	B-Application
—	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
post	O
their	O
content	O
to	O
a	O
sequential	O
feed	B-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
post	O
accessible	O
to	O
others	O
for	O
24	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
launched	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2010	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Systrom	O
and	O
Mike	O
Krieger	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
rapidly	O
gained	O
popularity	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
in	O
two	O
months	O
,	O
10million	O
in	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
1billion	O
by	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
acquired	O
the	O
service	O
for	O
approximately	O
US$1billion	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
feature-limited	O
desktop	B-Device
interface	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
app	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
,	O
over	O
40billion	O
photos	O
had	O
been	O
uploaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
often	O
admired	O
for	O
its	O
success	O
and	O
influence	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
negatively	O
affecting	O
teens	O
 '	O
mental	O
health	O
,	O
its	O
policy	O
and	O
interface	B-Application
changes	O
,	O
its	O
alleged	O
censorship	O
,	O
and	O
illegal	O
and	O
inappropriate	O
content	O
uploaded	O
by	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
as	O
Burbn	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
check-in	O
app	O
created	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Systrom	O
and	O
Mike	O
Krieger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Foursquare	B-Application
,	O
they	O
refocused	O
their	O
app	O
on	O
photo-sharing	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
feature	O
among	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
renamed	O
it	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
"	O
instant	O
camera	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
telegram	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Instagram	B-Application
post	O
was	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
of	O
South	O
Beach	O
Harbor	O
at	O
Pier	O
38	O
,	O
posted	O
by	O
Mike	O
Krieger	O
at	O
5:26p.m.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
wrongly	O
attributed	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Instagram	B-Application
photo	B-Algorithm
due	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
letter	O
of	O
the	O
alphabet	B-Application
in	O
its	O
URL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
had	O
raised	O
$7million	O
in	O
Series	O
A	O
funding	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
investors	O
,	O
including	O
Benchmark	O
Capital	O
,	O
Jack	O
Dorsey	O
,	O
Chris	O
Sacca	O
(	O
through	O
Capital	O
fund	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Adam	O
D'Angelo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
valued	O
Instagram	B-Application
at	O
around	O
$20million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
raised	O
$50million	O
from	O
venture	O
capitalists	O
with	O
a	O
$500million	O
valuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joshua	O
Kushner	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
largest	O
investor	O
in	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
Series	O
B	O
fundraising	O
round	O
,	O
leading	O
his	O
investment	O
firm	O
,	O
Thrive	O
Capital	O
,	O
to	O
double	O
its	O
money	O
after	O
the	O
sale	O
to	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
app	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
times	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
has	O
since	O
received	O
two	O
significant	O
updates	O
:	O
first	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
cut	O
the	O
file	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
by	O
half	O
and	O
added	O
performance	O
improvements	O
;	O
then	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
to	O
add	O
an	O
offline	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
content	O
without	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
80%	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
600million	O
users	O
were	O
located	O
outside	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
functionality	O
was	O
live	O
at	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
also	O
announced	O
its	O
intention	O
to	O
make	O
more	O
features	O
available	O
offline	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
exploring	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
now	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
)	O
bought	O
Instagram	B-Application
for	O
$1billion	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
stock	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
company	O
independently	O
managed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
deal	O
between	O
Instagram	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
officially	O
closed	O
with	O
a	O
purchase	O
price	O
of	O
$300million	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
23million	O
shares	O
of	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
closed	O
just	O
before	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
scheduled	O
initial	O
public	O
offering	O
according	O
to	O
CNN	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
price	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
$35million	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
paid	O
for	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
said	O
Facebook	B-Application
was	O
"	O
committed	O
to	O
building	O
and	O
growing	O
Instagram	B-Application
independently.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
website	O
profiles	O
,	O
allowing	O
anyone	O
to	O
see	O
user	O
feeds	O
from	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
with	O
limited	O
functionality	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
badges	O
,	O
web	O
widget	O
buttons	O
to	O
link	O
to	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
launch	O
it	O
had	O
used	O
the	O
Foursquare	B-Application
API	I-Application
technology	O
to	O
provide	O
named	O
location	O
tagging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
started	O
to	O
test	O
and	O
switch	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
use	O
Facebook	B-Application
Places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
desktop	B-Device
website	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
redesigned	O
to	O
become	O
more	O
flat	B-Application
and	O
minimalistic	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
more	O
screen	O
space	O
for	O
each	O
photo	B-Algorithm
and	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
mobile	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
released	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
app	O
,	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
demand	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
the	O
public	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
previously	O
had	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
tablets	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
updated	O
its	O
mobile	O
website	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
upload	O
photos	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
"	O
lightweight	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Explore	O
tab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
revamped	O
its	O
design	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
black-and-white	O
flat	B-Application
design	I-Application
theme	O
for	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
less	O
skeuomorphistic	O
,	O
more	O
abstract	O
,	O
"	O
modern	O
"	O
and	O
colorful	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
a	O
redesign	O
first	O
started	O
circulating	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
when	O
The	O
Verge	O
received	O
a	O
screenshot	O
from	O
a	O
tipster	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
an	O
Instagram	B-Application
spokesperson	O
simply	O
told	O
the	O
publication	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
a	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
introduced	O
comment	O
liking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	O
filters	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
videos	O
were	O
not	O
introduced	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
app	O
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
mobile	O
website	O
remains	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
progressive	B-Application
web	I-Application
application	I-Application
(	O
PWA	B-Application
)	O
with	O
limited	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
remains	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
computers	O
and	O
tablets	O
,	O
also	O
updated	O
to	O
a	O
PWA	B-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
GDPR	O
regulations	O
regarding	O
data	B-Application
portability	I-Application
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
an	O
archive	O
of	O
their	O
user	O
data	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGTV	B-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
video	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Krieger	O
and	O
Systrom	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
stepping	O
down	O
from	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Adam	O
Mosseri	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
new	O
head	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Facebook	B-Application
F8	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
would	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
pilot	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
publicly-displayed	O
"	O
like	O
"	O
counts	O
for	O
content	O
posted	O
by	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mosseri	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
users	O
"	O
worry	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
less	O
about	O
how	O
many	O
likes	O
they	O
're	O
getting	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
and	O
spend	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
time	O
connecting	O
with	O
the	O
people	O
that	O
they	O
care	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
implement	O
new	O
features	O
designed	O
to	O
reduce	O
harassment	O
and	O
negative	O
comments	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
also	O
began	O
to	O
pilot	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Following	O
"	O
tab	O
from	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
a	O
feed	B-Application
of	O
the	O
likes	O
and	O
comments	O
made	O
by	O
users	O
they	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
limit	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
posts	O
visible	O
in	O
page	O
scrolling	O
mode	O
unless	O
logged	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
Co-Watching	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
they	O
pushed	O
forward	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Co-Watching	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
virtually	O
connecting	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
family	O
due	O
to	O
social	O
distancing	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
began	O
a	O
pivot	O
to	O
video	O
,	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
Reels	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
intent	O
was	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
video-sharing	O
site	O
TikTok	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
also	O
added	O
suggested	O
posts	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
scrolling	O
through	O
posts	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
48	O
hours	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
displays	O
posts	O
related	O
to	O
their	O
interests	O
from	O
accounts	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
began	O
testing	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
Vertical	O
Stories	O
,	O
said	O
by	O
some	O
sources	O
to	O
be	O
inspired	O
by	O
TikTok	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
began	O
testing	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
ability	O
to	O
share	O
feed	B-Application
posts	O
to	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
which	O
four	O
people	O
can	O
go	O
live	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
also	O
announced	O
that	O
adults	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
message	O
teens	O
who	O
do	O
n't	O
follow	O
them	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
new	O
child	O
safety	O
policies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
began	O
allowing	O
users	O
in	O
some	O
regions	O
to	O
add	O
pronouns	O
to	O
their	O
profile	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Meta	O
services	O
suffered	O
their	O
worst	O
outage	O
since	O
2008	O
,	O
bringing	O
down	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
and	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
experts	O
identified	O
the	O
problem	O
as	O
possibly	O
being	O
DNS-related	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
trialled	O
in	O
mid-2022	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
introduced	O
Notes	O
in	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
updates	O
as	O
short	O
text	O
posts	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
characters	O
with	O
certain	O
people	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
then	O
reply	O
to	O
them	O
using	O
messaging	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
post	O
GIFs	O
in	O
their	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
Meta	O
CEO	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
announced	O
that	O
Meta	O
would	O
start	O
selling	O
blue	O
"	O
verified	O
"	O
badges	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
connect	O
their	O
Instagram	B-Application
account	O
to	O
other	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
,	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
share	O
uploaded	O
photos	O
to	O
those	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
included	O
new	O
and	O
live	O
filters	B-Algorithm
,	O
instant	O
tilt	O
–	O
shift	O
,	O
high-resolution	O
photographs	O
,	O
optional	O
borders	O
,	O
one-click	O
rotation	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
start	O
organizing	O
comments	O
into	O
threads	O
,	O
letting	O
users	O
more	O
easily	O
interact	O
with	O
replies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
portrait	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
focus	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
gently	O
blurs	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
or	O
video	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
subject	O
in	O
focus	O
when	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
began	O
to	O
support	O
Alt	O
text	O
to	O
add	O
descriptions	O
of	O
photos	O
for	O
the	O
visually	O
impaired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
either	O
generated	O
automatically	O
using	O
object	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
(	O
using	O
existing	O
Facebook	B-Application
technology	O
)	O
or	O
manually	O
specified	O
by	O
the	O
uploader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
named	O
Instagram	B-Application
Live	O
"	O
Rooms	O
"	O
Let	O
Four	O
People	O
Go	O
Live	O
Together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
new	O
accessibility	O
feature	O
for	O
videos	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
Reels	O
and	O
Stories	O
to	O
allow	O
creators	O
to	O
place	O
closed	O
captions	O
on	O
their	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
introduced	O
hashtags	O
to	O
help	O
users	O
discover	O
both	O
photos	O
and	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
encourages	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
tags	O
both	O
specific	O
and	O
relevant	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
tagging	O
generic	O
words	O
like	O
"	O
photo	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
photographs	O
stand	O
out	O
and	O
to	O
attract	O
like-minded	O
Instagram	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
have	O
created	O
"	O
trends	O
"	O
through	O
hashtags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
popular	O
trends	O
include	O
#SelfieSunday	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
post	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
of	O
their	O
faces	O
on	O
Sundays	O
;	O
#MotivationMonday	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
post	O
motivational	O
photos	O
on	O
Mondays	O
;	O
#TransformationTuesday	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
post	O
photos	O
highlighting	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
;	O
#WomanCrushWednesday	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
post	O
photos	O
of	O
women	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
romantic	O
interest	O
in	O
or	O
view	O
favorably	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
#ManCrushMonday	O
counterpart	O
centered	O
on	O
men	O
;	O
and	O
#ThrowbackThursday	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
post	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
from	O
their	O
past	O
,	O
highlighting	O
a	O
particular	O
moment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
began	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
follow	O
hashtags	O
,	O
which	O
display	O
relevant	O
highlights	O
of	O
the	O
topic	O
in	O
their	O
feeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
introduced	O
"	O
Explore	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
tab	O
inside	O
the	O
app	O
that	O
displays	O
popular	O
photos	O
,	O
photos	O
taken	O
at	O
nearby	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
added	O
a	O
"	O
Videos	O
You	O
Might	O
Like	O
"	O
channel	O
to	O
the	O
tab	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
"	O
Events	O
"	O
channel	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
featuring	O
videos	O
from	O
concerts	O
,	O
sports	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
live	O
events	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
Stories	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tab	O
was	O
later	O
expanded	O
again	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
after	O
Instagram	B-Application
Live	O
launched	O
to	O
display	O
an	O
algorithmically	O
curated	O
page	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
"	O
Instagram	B-Application
Live	O
videos	O
currently	O
airing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
once	O
again	O
updated	O
the	O
Explore	O
tab	O
to	O
promote	O
public	O
Stories	O
content	O
from	O
nearby	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
photographic	O
filters	B-Algorithm
that	O
users	O
can	O
apply	O
to	O
their	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
added	O
a	O
"	O
Lux	O
"	O
filter	O
,	O
an	O
effect	O
that	O
"	O
lightens	O
shadows	O
,	O
darkens	O
highlights	O
and	O
increases	O
contrast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Slumber	O
,	O
Crema	O
,	O
Ludwig	O
,	O
Aden	O
,	O
and	O
Perpetua	O
were	O
five	O
new	O
filters	B-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
a	O
purely	O
photo-sharing	O
service	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
incorporated	O
15-second	O
video	O
sharing	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
was	O
seen	O
by	O
some	O
in	O
the	O
technology	O
media	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
attempt	O
at	O
competing	O
with	O
the	O
then-popular	O
video-sharing	O
application	O
Vine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
added	O
support	O
for	O
widescreen	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
increased	O
the	O
15-second	O
video	O
limit	O
to	O
60	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGTV	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
vertical	O
videoapplication	O
launched	O
by	O
Instagram	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basic	O
functionality	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
within	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
app	O
and	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGTV	B-Operating_System
allows	O
uploads	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
minutes	O
in	O
length	O
with	O
a	O
file	O
size	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
650MB	O
,	O
with	O
verified	O
and	O
popular	O
users	O
allowed	O
to	O
upload	O
videos	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
minutes	O
in	O
length	O
with	O
a	O
file	O
size	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
5.4	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
had	O
begun	O
to	O
pilot	O
a	O
new	O
video	O
feature	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Reels	O
"	O
in	O
Brazil	O
,	O
expanding	O
to	O
France	O
and	O
Germany	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
Chinese	O
video-sharing	O
service	O
TikTok	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
record	O
short	O
videos	O
set	O
to	O
pre-existing	O
sound	O
clips	O
from	O
other	O
posts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reels	O
also	O
integrates	O
with	O
existing	O
Instagram	B-Algorithm
filters	I-Algorithm
and	O
editing	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
rolled	O
out	O
Reels	O
to	O
India	O
after	O
TikTok	B-Application
was	O
banned	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
recently	O
introduced	O
a	O
reel	O
button	O
on	O
home	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
full-screen	O
advertisements	O
in	O
Reels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
Instagram	B-Application
Direct	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
lets	O
users	O
interact	O
through	O
private	O
messaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
send	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
15	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
received	O
a	O
major	O
update	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
adding	O
conversation	O
threading	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
locations	O
,	O
hashtag	O
pages	O
,	O
and	O
profiles	O
through	O
private	O
messages	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
news	B-Application
feed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
now	O
reply	O
to	O
private	O
messages	O
with	O
text	O
,	O
emoji	B-Application
or	O
by	O
clicking	O
on	O
a	O
heart	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
camera	O
inside	O
Direct	O
lets	O
users	O
take	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
and	O
send	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
recipient	O
without	O
leaving	O
the	O
conversation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
redesigned	O
Direct	O
to	O
combine	O
all	O
private	O
messages	O
,	O
both	O
permanent	O
and	O
ephemeral	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
same	O
message	O
threads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
made	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
send	O
website	O
links	O
in	O
messages	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
sending	O
photos	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
portrait	O
or	O
landscape	O
orientation	O
without	O
cropping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Direct	O
became	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
website	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
direct	O
messages	O
from	O
a	O
web	O
version	O
using	O
WebSocket	B-Protocol
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
started	O
merging	O
Instagram	B-Application
Direct	O
into	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
update	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
rolled	O
out	O
to	O
a	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
base	O
)	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
Direct	O
icon	O
transforms	O
into	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
Instagram	B-Application
Stories	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
,	O
add	O
effects	O
and	O
layers	O
,	O
and	O
add	O
them	O
to	O
their	O
Instagram	B-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
media	O
noted	O
the	O
feature	O
's	O
similarities	O
to	O
Snapchat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
criticism	O
that	O
it	O
copied	O
functionality	O
from	O
Snapchat	B-Application
,	O
CEO	O
Kevin	O
Systrom	O
told	O
Recode	O
that	O
"	O
Day	O
One	O
:	O
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Hipstamatic	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
 [ and ] 	O
some	O
stuff	O
from	O
Facebook	B-Application
like	O
the	O
'	O
Like	O
 '	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
told	O
the	O
publication	O
that	O
Snapchat	B-Application
"	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
filters	B-Algorithm
,	O
originally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
adopted	O
filters	B-Algorithm
because	O
Instagram	B-Application
had	O
filters	B-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
others	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
adopt	O
filters	B-Algorithm
as	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
added	O
live	O
video	O
functionality	O
to	O
Instagram	B-Application
Stories	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
broadcast	O
themselves	O
live	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
video	O
disappearing	O
immediately	O
after	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
skippable	O
ads	O
,	O
where	O
five-second	O
photo	B-Algorithm
and	O
15-second	O
video	O
ads	O
appear	O
in-between	O
different	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
Stories	O
incorporated	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
stickers	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
clone	O
"	O
of	O
Snapchat	B-Application
's	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
expanded	O
the	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
sticker	O
feature	O
to	O
support	O
face	O
filters	B-Algorithm
,	O
letting	O
users	O
add	O
specific	O
visual	O
features	O
onto	O
their	O
faces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
TechCrunch	O
reported	O
about	O
tests	O
of	O
a	O
Location	O
Stories	O
feature	O
in	O
Instagram	B-Application
Stories	O
,	O
where	O
public	O
Stories	O
content	O
at	O
a	O
certain	O
location	O
are	O
compiled	O
and	O
displayed	O
on	O
a	O
business	O
,	O
landmark	O
or	O
place	O
's	O
Instagram	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
"	O
Story	O
Search	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
can	O
search	O
for	O
geographic	O
locations	O
or	O
hashtags	O
and	O
the	O
app	O
displays	O
relevant	O
public	O
Stories	O
content	O
featuring	O
the	O
search	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
revised	O
its	O
live-video	O
functionality	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
their	O
live	O
broadcast	O
to	O
their	O
story	O
for	O
availability	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
or	O
discard	O
the	O
broadcast	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
started	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
Stories	O
content	O
by	O
sending	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
Instagram	B-Application
effects	O
such	O
as	O
filters	B-Algorithm
,	O
stickers	O
,	O
and	O
hashtags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stories	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
viewing	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
mobile	O
and	O
desktop	B-Device
websites	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
introduced	O
"	O
Story	O
Highlights	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Permanent	O
Stories	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Instagram	B-Application
Stories	O
,	O
but	O
do	O
n't	O
expire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
appear	O
as	O
circles	O
below	O
the	O
profile	O
picture	O
and	O
biography	O
and	O
are	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
desktop	B-Device
website	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
daily	O
active	O
story	O
users	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
had	O
reached	O
400million	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
had	O
reached	O
1billion	O
active	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emily	O
White	O
joined	O
Instagram	B-Application
as	O
Director	O
of	O
Business	O
Operations	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	O
left	O
Instagram	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2013	O
to	O
join	O
Snapchat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
James	O
Quarles	O
became	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
Global	O
Head	O
of	O
Business	O
and	O
Brand	O
Development	O
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
overseeing	O
advertisement	O
,	O
sales	O
efforts	O
,	O
and	O
developing	O
new	O
"	O
monetization	O
products	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
spokesperson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
video	O
and	O
image	O
ads	O
would	O
soon	O
appear	O
in	O
feeds	O
for	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
image	O
advertisements	O
displaying	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
rollout	O
of	O
ads	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Canada	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
with	O
ads	O
starting	O
to	O
roll	O
out	O
that	O
autumn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
implement	O
"	O
carousel	O
ads	O
,	O
"	O
allowing	O
advertisers	O
to	O
display	O
multiple	O
images	O
with	O
options	O
for	O
linking	O
to	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
200,000	O
advertisers	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
new	O
tools	O
for	O
business	O
accounts	O
,	O
including	O
business	O
profiles	O
,	O
analytics	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
promote	O
posts	O
as	O
ads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
access	O
the	O
tools	O
,	O
businesses	O
had	O
to	O
link	O
a	O
corresponding	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
analytics	O
page	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Instagram	B-Application
Insights	O
,	O
allowed	O
business	O
accounts	O
to	O
view	O
top	O
posts	O
,	O
reach	O
,	O
impressions	O
,	O
engagement	O
and	O
demographic	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
added	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
business	O
accounts	O
to	O
add	O
product	O
links	O
directing	O
users	O
to	O
a	O
purchase	O
page	O
or	O
to	O
save	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
shopping	O
list.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
added	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
"	O
Checkout	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
merchants	O
to	O
sell	O
products	O
directly	O
through	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
making	O
major	O
moderation	O
changes	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
decrease	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
disinformation	O
,	O
hoaxes	O
and	O
fake	O
news	O
regarding	O
COVID-19	O
on	O
its	O
platform	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
'll	O
remove	O
COVID-19	O
accounts	O
from	O
account	O
recommendations	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
are	O
working	O
to	O
remove	O
some	O
COVID-19	O
related	O
content	O
from	O
Explore	O
unless	O
posted	O
by	O
a	O
credible	O
health	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
will	O
also	O
start	O
to	O
downrank	O
content	O
in	O
feed	B-Application
and	O
Stories	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
rated	O
false	O
by	O
third-party	O
fact-checkers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
native	O
affiliate	O
marketing	O
tool	O
creators	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
earn	O
commissions	O
based	O
on	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
three	O
stand-alone	O
apps	O
with	O
specialized	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
released	O
Bolt	O
,	O
a	O
messaging	O
app	O
where	O
users	O
click	O
on	O
a	O
friend	O
's	O
profile	O
photo	B-Algorithm
to	O
quickly	O
send	O
an	O
image	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
content	O
disappearing	O
after	O
being	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Hyperlapse	B-General_Concept
in	O
August	O
,	O
an	O
iOS-exclusive	O
app	O
that	O
uses	O
"	O
clever	O
algorithm	O
processing	O
"	O
to	O
create	O
tracking	O
shots	O
and	O
fast	O
time-lapse	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
launched	O
a	O
Hyperlapse	B-General_Concept
app	I-General_Concept
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
no	O
official	O
Hyperlapse	B-General_Concept
app	I-General_Concept
from	O
Instagram	B-Application
for	O
either	O
of	O
these	O
platforms	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
third-party	O
services	O
designed	O
to	O
integrate	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
including	O
services	O
for	O
creating	O
content	O
to	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
and	O
generating	O
content	O
from	O
Instagram	B-Application
photos	O
(	O
including	O
physical	O
print-outs	O
)	O
,	O
analytics	O
,	O
and	O
alternative	O
clients	O
for	O
platforms	O
with	O
insufficient	O
or	O
no	O
official	O
support	O
from	O
Instagram	B-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
iPads	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
effective	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
end	O
"	O
feed	B-Application
"	O
API	B-General_Concept
access	O
to	O
its	O
platform	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
"	O
maintain	O
control	O
for	O
the	O
community	O
and	O
provide	O
a	O
clear	O
roadmap	O
for	O
developers	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
more	O
sustainable	O
environment	O
built	O
around	O
authentic	O
experiences	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
oriented	O
towards	O
content	O
creation	O
,	O
publishers	O
,	O
and	O
advertisers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
third-party	O
clients	O
have	O
been	O
prohibited	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
text	O
strings	O
"	O
insta	B-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
gram	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
these	O
changes	O
were	O
primarily	O
intended	O
to	O
discourage	O
third-party	O
clients	O
replicating	O
the	O
entire	O
Instagram	B-Application
experience	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
increasing	O
monetization	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
security	O
reasons	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
preventing	O
abuse	O
by	O
automated	O
click	O
farms	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hijacking	O
of	O
accounts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
Cambridge	O
Analytica	O
scandal	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
began	O
to	O
impose	O
further	O
restrictions	O
on	O
its	O
API	B-General_Concept
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
unlimited	O
browsing	O
of	O
public	O
Instagram	B-Application
profiles	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
account	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
anonymous	O
browsing	O
of	O
someone	O
else	O
's	O
Stories	O
,	O
has	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
profiles	O
viewer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
expand	O
its	O
fact	O
checking	O
programs	O
towards	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
by	O
using	O
third-party	O
fact-checkers	O
organizations	O
false	O
information	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
identified	O
,	O
reviewed	O
and	O
labeled	O
as	O
false	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
fact-checking	O
program	O
came	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
image	O
matching	O
technology	O
to	O
find	O
further	O
instances	O
of	O
misinformation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
content	O
is	O
labeled	O
false	O
or	O
partly	O
false	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
or	O
Instagram	B-Application
then	O
duplicates	O
of	O
such	O
content	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
labeled	O
as	O
false	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
a	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
photos	O
visible	O
in	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
timeline	O
,	O
shifting	O
from	O
a	O
strictly	O
chronological	O
order	O
to	O
one	O
determined	O
by	O
an	O
algorithm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
said	O
the	O
algorithm	O
was	O
designed	O
so	O
that	O
users	O
would	O
see	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
photos	O
by	O
users	O
that	O
they	O
liked	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
was	O
significant	O
negative	O
feedback	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
users	O
asking	O
their	O
followers	O
to	O
turn	O
on	O
post	O
notifications	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
they	O
see	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
wrote	O
a	O
tweet	B-Application
to	O
users	O
upset	O
at	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
the	O
change	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
back	O
down	O
,	O
nor	O
provide	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
change	O
it	O
back	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
re-affirmed	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
Adam	O
Mosseri	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Senate	O
hearing	O
on	O
child	O
safety	O
issues	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
developing	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
feed	B-Application
that	O
would	O
show	O
user	O
posts	O
in	O
chronological	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
clarified	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
introduce	O
two	O
modes	O
:	O
a	O
classic	O
chronological	O
feed	B-Application
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
that	O
would	O
let	O
users	O
pick	O
"	O
favorite	O
"	O
users	O
whose	O
posts	O
would	O
be	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
in	O
chronological	O
order	O
while	O
other	O
posts	O
would	O
be	O
mixed	O
in	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
employed	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
prominence	O
of	O
accounts	O
(	O
"	O
shadowbanning	O
"	O
)	O
it	O
believes	O
may	O
be	O
generating	O
non-genuine	O
engagement	O
and	O
spam	O
(	O
including	O
excessive	O
use	O
of	O
unneeded	O
hashtags	O
)	O
,	O
preventing	O
posts	O
from	O
appearing	O
in	O
search	O
results	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
Explore	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
now-deleted	O
Facebook	B-Application
post	I-Application
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
When	O
developing	O
content	O
,	O
we	O
recommend	O
focusing	O
on	O
your	O
business	O
objective	O
or	O
goal	O
rather	O
than	O
hashtags	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
since	O
been	O
accused	O
of	O
extending	O
the	O
practice	O
to	O
censor	O
posts	O
under	O
vague	O
and	O
inconsistent	O
circumstances	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
sexually	O
suggestive	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
caused	O
the	O
userbase	O
to	O
fall	O
into	O
outrage	O
with	O
the	O
December	O
2018	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
the	O
feed	B-Application
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
vertical	O
scroll	O
to	O
emulate	O
and	O
piggy-back	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
their	O
Instagram	B-Application
Stories	O
with	O
a	O
horizontal	O
scroll	O
,	O
by	O
swiping	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
backtracking	O
statements	O
were	O
released	O
explaining	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
release	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
accidentally	O
deployed	O
to	O
too	O
large	O
an	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
replaced	O
the	O
activity	O
feed	B-Application
tab	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Shop	O
"	O
tab	O
,	O
moving	O
the	O
activity	O
feed	B-Application
to	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
users	O
have	O
not	O
responded	O
well	O
to	O
the	O
change	O
,	O
taking	O
their	O
complaints	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
and	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
has	O
shunned	O
Reels	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Not	O
only	O
does	O
Reels	O
fail	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
as	O
a	O
TikTok	B-Application
clone	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
confusing	O
,	O
frustrating	O
and	O
impossible	O
to	O
navigate	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
rolled	O
out	O
a	O
feature	O
titled	O
"	O
suggested	O
posts	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
posts	O
from	O
accounts	O
Instagram	B-Application
thinks	O
a	O
user	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
such	O
user	O
's	O
feed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
controversy	O
from	O
both	O
Reddit	B-Application
users	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
which	O
reported	O
that	O
suggested	O
posts	O
would	O
keep	O
users	O
glued	O
to	O
their	O
feed	B-Application
,	O
give	O
Instagram	B-Application
more	O
advertising	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
harm	O
the	O
mental	O
health	O
of	O
users	O
,	O
while	O
Instagram	B-Application
executive	O
Julian	O
Gutman	O
rebutted	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
keep	O
users	O
glued	O
to	O
their	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
test	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
suggested	O
posts	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
will	O
put	O
suggested	O
posts	O
ahead	O
of	O
posts	O
from	O
people	O
who	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
following	O
in	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
feed	B-Application
,	O
citing	O
positive	O
reception	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
has	O
known	O
for	O
years	O
that	O
its	O
Instagram	B-Application
app	O
is	O
harmful	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
teenagers	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
research	O
seen	O
by	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
concealed	O
the	O
knowledge	O
from	O
lawmakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internal	O
Facebook	B-Application
presentations	O
seen	O
by	O
the	O
Journal	O
in	O
2021	O
show	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
is	O
toxic	O
to	O
a	O
sizable	O
percentage	O
of	O
its	O
users	O
,	O
particularly	O
teenage	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
40%	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
users	O
are	O
under	O
23	O
years	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presentations	O
were	O
seen	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
executives	O
and	O
the	O
findings	O
mentioned	O
to	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
asked	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
about	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
effect	O
on	O
young	O
people	O
,	O
Zuckerberg	O
defended	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
launch	O
an	O
Instagram	B-Application
product	O
for	O
children	O
under	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
by	O
senators	O
for	O
its	O
internal	O
findings	O
on	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
on	O
youth	O
mental	O
health	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
sent	O
a	O
six-page	O
letter	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
said	O
that	O
the	O
WSJ	O
story	O
"	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
limited	O
set	O
of	O
findings	O
and	O
casts	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
negative	O
light.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
WSJ	O
report	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
paused	O
"	O
development	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
product	O
aimed	O
at	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
leaked	O
internal	O
research	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
had	O
negative	O
effects	O
on	O
the	O
body	O
image	O
of	O
one	O
in	O
three	O
teenagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaked	O
internal	O
documents	O
also	O
indicate	O
that	O
two	O
thirds	O
of	O
teen	O
girls	O
and	O
40	O
percent	O
of	O
teen	O
boys	O
experience	O
negative	O
social	O
comparison	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
makes	O
20	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
teens	O
feel	O
worse	O
about	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
leaked	O
research	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
higher	O
impact	O
on	O
appearance	O
comparison	O
than	O
TikTok	B-Application
or	O
Snapchat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
13	O
percent	O
of	O
British	O
,	O
and	O
6	O
percent	O
of	O
US	O
,	O
teenager	O
users	O
with	O
suicidal	O
thoughts	O
could	O
trace	O
them	O
to	O
Instagram	B-Application
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Khodarahimi	O
and	O
Fathi	O
found	O
evidence	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
users	O
displayed	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
depressive	O
and	O
anxious	O
symptoms	O
compared	O
to	O
non-users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2021	O
study	O
,	O
Mun	O
&	O
Kim	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
users	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
need	O
for	O
approval	O
were	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
falsely	O
present	O
themselves	O
on	O
their	O
Instagram	B-Application
accounts	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
increased	O
the	O
likelihood	O
of	O
depression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
studies	O
have	O
found	O
that	O
increasing	O
time	O
spent	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
increases	O
social	O
anxiety	O
and	O
anxiety	O
related	O
to	O
personal	O
traits	O
,	O
physical	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
high-stress	O
body	O
areas	O
in	O
particular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2019	O
suggested	O
beneficial	O
effects	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
use	O
on	O
anxiety	O
symptoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
users	O
report	O
higher	O
body	O
surveillance	O
(	O
the	O
habitual	O
monitoring	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
body	O
shape	O
and	O
size	O
)	O
,	O
appearance-related	O
pressure	O
,	O
eating-disorder-related-pathology	O
and	O
lower	O
body	O
satisfaction	O
than	O
non-users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
showed	O
that	O
facial	O
satisfaction	O
can	O
decrease	O
when	O
one	O
spends	O
greater	O
time	O
editing	O
selfies	O
for	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comments	O
related	O
to	O
appearance	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
can	O
lead	O
to	O
higher	O
dissatisfaction	O
with	O
one	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2019	O
found	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
users	O
were	O
less	O
lonely	O
than	O
non-users	O
and	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
membership	O
predicts	O
lower	O
self-reported	O
loneliness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2021	O
study	O
by	O
Büttner	O
&	O
Rudertb	O
also	O
showed	O
that	O
not	O
being	O
tagged	O
in	O
an	O
Instagram	B-Application
photo	B-Algorithm
triggers	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
social	O
exclusion	O
and	O
ostracism	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
those	O
with	O
higher	O
needs	O
to	O
belong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Brailovskaia	O
&	O
Margraf	O
2018	O
found	O
a	O
significant	O
positive	O
relationship	O
between	O
Instagram	B-Application
membership	O
and	O
extraversion	O
,	O
life	O
satisfaction	O
,	O
and	O
social	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
study	O
showed	O
only	O
a	O
marginally	O
significant	O
negative	O
association	O
between	O
Instagram	B-Application
membership	O
and	O
self-conscientiousness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2020	O
showed	O
that	O
women	O
who	O
had	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
Instagram	B-Application
for	O
seven	O
days	O
reported	O
higher	O
life	O
satisfaction	O
compared	O
to	O
women	O
who	O
continued	O
their	O
habitual	O
pattern	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
relationship	O
between	O
Instagram	B-Application
use	O
and	O
the	O
fear	O
of	O
missing	O
out	O
,	O
or	O
FOMO	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
confirmed	O
in	O
multiple	O
studies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
shows	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
browsing	O
predicts	O
social	O
comparison	O
,	O
which	O
generates	O
FOMO	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
ultimately	O
lead	O
to	O
depression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
positive	O
correlation	O
between	O
the	O
intensity	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
Instagram	B-Application
usage	O
and	O
alcohol	O
consumption	O
,	O
with	O
binge	O
drinkers	O
reporting	O
greater	O
intensity	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
use	O
than	O
non-binge	O
drinkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2016	O
found	O
a	O
small	O
to	O
moderate	O
positive	O
relationship	O
between	O
alcohol	O
consumption	O
,	O
enhanced	O
drinking	O
motives	O
,	O
and	O
drinking	O
behavior	O
during	O
college	O
and	O
Instagram	B-Application
usage	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comparison	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
users	O
with	O
non-users	O
showed	O
that	O
boys	O
with	O
an	O
Instagram	B-Application
account	O
differ	O
from	O
boys	O
without	O
an	O
account	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
over-evaluation	O
of	O
their	O
shape	O
and	O
weight	O
,	O
skipping	O
meals	O
,	O
and	O
levels	O
of	O
reported	O
disordered	O
eating	O
cognitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Girls	O
with	O
an	O
Instagram	B-Application
account	O
only	O
differed	O
from	O
girls	O
without	O
an	O
account	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
skipping	O
meals	O
;	O
they	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
stricter	O
exercise	O
schedule	O
,	O
a	O
pattern	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
boys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
suggests	O
a	O
possible	O
negative	O
effect	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
usage	O
on	O
body	O
satisfaction	O
and	O
disordered	O
eating	O
for	O
both	O
boys	O
and	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
studies	O
identified	O
a	O
small	O
positive	O
relationship	O
between	O
time	O
spent	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
and	O
both	O
internalization	O
of	O
beauty	O
and/or	O
muscular	O
ideals	O
and	O
self-objectification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2017	O
found	O
a	O
positive	O
link	O
between	O
the	O
intensity	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
use	O
and	O
both	O
body	O
surveillance	O
and	O
dietary	O
behaviors	O
or	O
disordered	O
eating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
published	O
resources	O
to	O
help	O
users	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
social	O
media	O
channels	O
for	O
sharenting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hashtag	O
#letthembelittle	O
contains	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
images	O
related	O
to	O
children	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
2019	O
showed	O
that	O
users	O
who	O
feel	O
that	O
they	O
spend	O
too	O
much	O
time	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
report	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
"	O
addiction	O
"	O
to	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
related	O
to	O
higher	O
self-reported	O
levels	O
of	O
stress	O
induced	O
by	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
study	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
various	O
psychological	O
needs	O
and	O
"	O
addiction	O
"	O
to	O
Instagram	B-Application
by	O
students	O
,	O
Foroughi	O
et	O
al	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2021	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
desire	O
for	O
recognition	O
and	O
entertainment	O
were	O
predictors	O
of	O
students	O
 '	O
addiction	O
to	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
study	O
proved	O
that	O
addiction	O
to	O
Instagram	B-Application
negatively	O
affected	O
academic	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Gezgin	O
&	O
Mihci	O
2020	O
found	O
that	O
frequent	O
Instagram	B-Application
usage	O
correlated	O
with	O
smartphone	O
addiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
can	O
help	O
promote	O
commercial	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
had	O
one	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
passed	O
100million	O
photos	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
Stories	O
reached	O
100million	O
active	O
users	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
increased	O
to	O
150million	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
200million	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Snapchat	B-Application
's	O
user	O
growth	O
,	O
and	O
250million	O
active	O
users	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
Direct	O
had	O
375million	O
monthly	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
users	O
are	O
divided	O
equally	O
with	O
50%	O
iPhone	B-Device
owners	O
and	O
50%	O
Android	B-Application
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
a	O
neutral	O
gender-bias	O
format	O
,	O
68%	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
users	O
are	O
female	O
while	O
32%	O
are	O
male	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
geographical	O
use	O
is	O
shown	O
to	O
favor	O
urban	O
areas	O
as	O
17%	O
of	O
US	O
adults	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
urban	O
areas	O
use	O
Instagram	B-Application
while	O
only	O
11%	O
of	O
adults	O
in	O
suburban	O
and	O
rural	O
areas	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Instagram	B-Application
may	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
widely	O
used	O
sites	O
for	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
,	O
only	O
7%	O
of	O
daily	O
photo	B-Algorithm
uploads	O
,	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
photo-sharing	O
platforms	O
,	O
come	O
from	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
been	O
proven	O
to	O
attract	O
the	O
younger	O
generation	O
with	O
90%	O
of	O
the	O
150million	O
users	O
under	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
35	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
June	O
2012	O
to	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
approximately	O
doubled	O
their	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
regards	O
to	O
income	O
,	O
15%	O
of	O
US	O
Internet	O
users	O
who	O
make	O
less	O
than	O
$	O
30,000	O
per	O
year	O
use	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
while	O
14%	O
of	O
those	O
making	O
$	O
30,000	O
to	O
$50	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
and	O
12%	O
of	O
users	O
who	O
make	O
more	O
than	O
$	O
50,000	O
per	O
year	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
respect	O
to	O
the	O
education	O
demographic	O
,	O
respondents	O
with	O
some	O
college	O
education	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
active	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
with	O
23%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
Instagram	B-Application
users	O
,	O
24%	O
say	O
they	O
use	O
the	O
app	O
several	O
times	O
a	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Past	O
research	O
has	O
found	O
that	O
media	O
which	O
show	O
peoples	O
 '	O
faces	O
receive	O
more	O
'	O
likes	O
 '	O
and	O
comments	O
and	O
that	O
using	O
filters	B-Algorithm
that	O
increase	O
warmth	O
,	O
exposure	O
,	O
and	O
contrast	O
also	O
boosts	O
engagement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
apply	O
for	O
a	O
verified	O
account	O
badge	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
does	O
not	O
guarantee	O
every	O
user	O
who	O
applies	O
will	O
get	O
the	O
verified	O
blue	O
tick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motives	O
for	O
using	O
Instagram	B-Application
among	O
young	O
people	O
are	O
mainly	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
posts	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
social	O
interactions	O
and	O
recreation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
agreement	O
expressed	O
in	O
creating	O
Instagram	B-Application
posts	O
was	O
lower	O
,	O
which	O
demonstrates	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
emphasis	O
on	O
visual	O
communication	O
is	O
widely	O
accepted	O
by	O
young	O
people	O
in	O
social	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
more	O
widely	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
social	O
justice	O
movements	O
including	O
the	O
Black	O
Lives	O
Matter	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram-based	O
activism	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
social	O
media	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
and	O
dismissed	O
for	O
being	O
performative	O
,	O
reductionist	O
,	O
and	O
overly	O
focused	O
on	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
App	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
TechCrunch	O
Crunchies	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Locally	O
Made	O
App	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
SF	O
Weekly	O
Web	O
Awards	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
named	O
Instagram	B-Application
the	O
"	O
App	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
for	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
named	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
by	O
Mashable	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
100	O
best	O
iPhone	B-Device
apps	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
noting	O
Instagram	B-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
social	O
networks	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mashable.com	O
"	O
The	O
100	O
best	O
iPhone	B-Device
apps	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
Published	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
among	O
Times	O
"	O
50	O
Best	O
Android	B-Application
Applications	I-Application
for	O
2013	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
survey	O
conducted	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
Royal	O
Society	O
for	O
Public	O
Health	O
,	O
featuring	O
1,479	O
people	O
aged	O
14	O
–	O
24	O
,	O
asking	O
them	O
to	O
rate	O
social	O
media	O
platforms	O
depending	O
on	O
anxiety	O
,	O
depression	O
,	O
loneliness	O
,	O
bullying	O
and	O
body	O
image	O
,	O
concluded	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
the	O
"	O
worst	O
for	O
young	O
mental	O
health	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
survey	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Keeping	O
Instagram	B-Application
a	O
safe	O
and	O
supportive	O
place	O
for	O
young	O
people	O
was	O
a	O
top	O
priority	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
filters	B-Algorithm
out	O
the	O
reviews	O
and	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
accounts	O
violate	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
community	O
guidelines	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
take	O
action	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
include	O
banning	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
began	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
hiding	O
of	O
like	O
counts	O
for	O
posts	O
made	O
by	O
its	O
users	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
feature	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Correlations	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
between	O
Instagram	B-Application
content	O
and	O
dissatisfaction	O
with	O
one	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
people	O
comparing	O
themselves	O
to	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
recent	O
survey	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
applicants	O
admitted	O
to	O
photo	B-Algorithm
editing	O
behavior	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
linked	O
with	O
concerns	O
over	O
body	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
published	O
an	O
article	O
and	O
interviews	O
on	O
two	O
young	O
women	O
,	O
Ashlee	O
Thomas	O
and	O
Anastasia	O
Vlasova	O
,	O
saying	O
Instagram	B-Application
endangered	O
their	O
lives	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
having	O
toxic	O
effects	O
on	O
their	O
diets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
abusive	O
and	O
negative	O
comments	O
on	O
users	O
 '	O
photos	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
made	O
efforts	O
to	O
give	O
users	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
their	O
posts	O
and	O
accompanying	O
comments	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
automatically	O
attempt	O
to	O
filter	O
offensive	O
,	O
harassing	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
spammy	O
"	O
comments	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
built	O
using	O
a	O
Facebook-developed	O
deep	B-Algorithm
learning	I-Algorithm
algorithm	O
known	O
as	O
DeepText	O
(	O
first	O
implemented	O
on	O
the	O
social	O
network	O
to	O
detect	O
spam	O
comments	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
utilizes	O
natural-language	B-Language
processing	I-Language
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
filter	O
by	O
user-specified	O
keywords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
April	O
2022	O
study	O
by	O
the	O
Center	O
for	O
Countering	O
Digital	O
Hate	O
found	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
act	O
on	O
90%	O
of	O
abusive	O
direct	O
messages	O
(	O
DMs	O
)	O
sent	O
to	O
five	O
high-profile	O
women	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
DMs	O
being	O
reported	O
to	O
moderators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
disputed	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
study	O
's	O
conclusions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
only	O
contained	O
fan-submitted	O
Instagram	B-Application
photographs	O
that	O
used	O
various	O
filters	B-Algorithm
to	O
represent	O
words	O
or	O
lyrics	O
from	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
1,200	O
different	O
photographs	O
were	O
submitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
reports	O
surfaced	O
that	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
in	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
developer	O
tools	O
had	O
allowed	O
"	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
individuals	O
"	O
to	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
contact	O
information	O
,	O
specifically	O
email	O
addresses	O
and	O
phone	O
numbers	O
,	O
of	O
several	O
high-profile	O
verified	O
accounts	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
most	O
followed	O
user	O
,	O
Selena	O
Gomez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
fixed	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
swiftly	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
running	O
an	O
investigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Beast	O
was	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
sample	O
of	O
the	O
affected	O
accounts	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
confirm	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
email	O
addresses	O
could	O
be	O
found	O
with	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
search	O
in	O
public	O
sources	O
,	O
some	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
relevant	O
Google	B-Application
search	O
results	O
and	O
thus	O
were	O
from	O
private	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
admitted	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
cannot	O
determine	O
which	O
specific	O
accounts	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
impacted	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
low	O
percentage	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
accounts	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
TechCrunch	O
stated	O
in	O
its	O
report	O
that	O
six	O
million	O
accounts	O
were	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
hack	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Instagram	B-Application
services	O
more	O
than	O
700	O
million	O
accounts	O
;	O
six	O
million	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
pulled	O
an	O
app	O
that	O
let	O
users	O
stalk	O
people	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
by	O
scraping	O
accounts	O
and	O
collecting	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iran	O
has	O
DPI	B-Application
blocking	I-Application
for	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
change	O
to	O
its	O
Terms	O
of	O
Service	O
policy	O
,	O
adding	O
the	O
following	O
sentence	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
garnered	O
severe	O
criticism	O
from	O
users	O
,	O
prompting	O
Instagram	B-Application
CEO	O
Kevin	O
Systrom	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
one	O
day	O
later	O
,	O
announcing	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
"	O
remove	O
"	O
the	O
offending	O
language	O
from	O
the	O
policy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
misinterpretations	O
about	O
its	O
intention	O
to	O
"	O
communicate	O
that	O
we	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
innovative	O
advertising	O
that	O
feels	O
appropriate	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
"	O
,	O
Systrom	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
our	O
mistake	O
that	O
this	O
language	O
is	O
confusing	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
our	O
intention	O
to	O
sell	O
your	O
photos	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
policy	O
change	O
and	O
its	O
backlash	O
caused	O
competing	O
photo	B-Algorithm
services	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
"	O
try	O
to	O
lure	O
users	O
away	O
"	O
by	O
promoting	O
their	O
privacy-friendly	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
services	O
experienced	O
substantial	O
gains	O
in	O
momentum	O
and	O
user	O
growth	O
following	O
the	O
news	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
advertising	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
policy	O
would	O
be	O
reverted	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
October	O
2010	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
wrote	O
about	O
that	O
policy	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
policy	O
gives	O
the	O
company	O
right	O
to	O
"	O
place	O
such	O
advertising	O
and	O
promotions	O
on	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
Services	O
or	O
on	O
,	O
about	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
your	O
Content	O
"	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
"	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
always	O
had	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
use	O
your	O
photos	O
in	O
ads	O
,	O
almost	O
any	O
way	O
it	O
wants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
could	O
have	O
had	O
the	O
exact	O
same	O
freakout	O
last	O
week	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
year	O
ago	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
day	O
Instagram	B-Application
launched	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Columbia	O
Law	O
School	O
professor	O
Tim	O
Wu	O
has	O
given	O
public	O
talks	O
explaining	O
that	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
2012	O
purchase	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
a	O
felony.Tim	O
Wu	O
:	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
Purchase	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
a	O
Felony	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Aspen	O
Ideas	O
Festival	O
(	O
The	O
Aspen	O
Institute	O
YouTube	O
channel	O
,	O
published	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
)	O
A	O
New	O
York	O
Post	O
article	O
published	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
FTC	O
had	O
uncovered	O
[	O
a	O
document ]	O
by	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
Facebook	B-Application
executive	O
who	O
said	O
the	O
reason	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
buying	O
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
to	O
eliminate	O
a	O
potential	O
competitor	O
"	O
.Facebook	O
boasted	O
of	O
buying	O
Instagram	B-Application
to	O
kill	O
the	O
competition	O
,	O
by	O
Josh	O
Kosman	O
,	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
As	O
Wu	O
explains	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
US	O
antitrust	O
law	O
(	O
see	O
monopoly	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Olivia	O
Solon	O
,	O
a	O
reporter	O
for	O
The	O
Guardian	O
,	O
posted	O
a	O
screenshot	O
to	O
her	O
Instagram	B-Application
profile	O
of	O
an	O
email	O
she	O
had	O
received	O
containing	O
threats	O
of	O
rape	O
and	O
murder	O
towards	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
photo	B-Algorithm
post	O
had	O
received	O
three	O
likes	O
and	O
countless	O
comments	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
algorithms	O
turned	O
the	O
photo	B-Algorithm
into	O
an	O
advertisement	O
visible	O
to	O
Solon	O
's	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Instagram	B-Application
spokesperson	O
apologized	O
and	O
told	O
The	O
Guardian	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
sorry	O
this	O
happened	O
–	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
experience	O
we	O
want	O
someone	O
to	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
notification	O
post	O
was	O
surfaced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
encourage	O
engagement	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Posts	O
are	O
generally	O
received	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
percentage	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
Facebook	B-Application
friends.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
noted	O
by	O
the	O
technology	O
media	O
,	O
the	O
incident	O
occurred	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
parent	O
company	O
Facebook	B-Application
was	O
under	O
scrutiny	O
for	O
its	O
algorithms	O
and	O
advertising	O
campaigns	O
being	O
used	O
for	O
offensive	O
and	O
negative	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
published	O
a	O
report	O
detailing	O
a	O
"	O
black	O
market	O
"	O
of	O
unlicensed	O
employment	O
agents	O
luring	O
migrant	O
workers	O
from	O
Africa	O
and	O
Asia	O
into	O
indentured	O
servitude	O
as	O
maids	O
in	O
Persian	O
Gulf	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
Instagram	B-Application
posts	O
containing	O
their	O
personal	O
information	O
(	O
including	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
passport	B-Protocol
numbers	O
)	O
to	O
market	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
deleted	O
200	O
accounts	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
reported	O
by	O
the	O
Post	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spokesperson	O
stated	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
took	O
this	O
activity	O
"	O
extremely	O
seriously	O
"	O
,	O
disabled	O
200	O
accounts	O
found	O
by	O
the	O
Post	O
to	O
be	O
engaging	O
in	O
these	O
activities	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
continuing	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
systems	O
to	O
automatically	O
detect	O
and	O
disable	O
accounts	O
engaging	O
in	O
human	O
exploitation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
updates	O
which	O
immediately	O
received	O
widespread	O
backlash	O
from	O
its	O
userbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
changes	O
included	O
a	O
feed	B-Application
more	O
focused	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
content	O
algorithms	O
,	O
full-screen	O
photo	B-Algorithm
and	O
video	O
posts	O
,	O
and	O
changing	O
the	O
format	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
videos	O
to	O
Reels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
criticisms	O
for	O
these	O
updates	O
was	O
Instagram	B-Application
being	O
more	O
like	O
TikTok	B-Application
,	O
instead	O
of	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
backlash	O
originated	O
from	O
an	O
Instagram	B-Application
post	O
and	O
Change.org	B-Application
petition	O
created	O
by	O
photographer	O
Tati	O
Bruening	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
username	O
@illumitati	O
)	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
statement	O
"	O
Make	O
Instagram	B-Application
Instagram	B-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
stop	O
trying	O
to	O
be	O
tiktok	B-Application
i	O
just	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
cute	O
photos	O
of	O
my	O
friends	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
post	O
and	O
petition	O
gained	O
mainstream	O
attention	O
after	O
influencers	O
Kylie	O
Jenner	O
and	O
Kim	O
Kardashian	O
reposted	O
the	O
Instagram	B-Application
post	O
;	O
subsequently	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
post	O
gained	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
likes	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
and	O
over	O
275,000	O
signatures	O
on	O
Change.org	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
walked	O
back	O
the	O
update	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
with	O
Meta	O
saying	O
"	O
We	O
recognize	O
that	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
can	O
be	O
an	O
adjustment	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
we	O
believe	O
that	O
Instagram	B-Application
needs	O
to	O
evolve	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
changes	O
,	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
we	O
get	O
this	O
right.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
criticism	O
due	O
to	O
users	O
publishing	O
images	O
of	O
drugs	O
they	O
are	O
selling	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
discovered	O
that	O
users	O
,	O
mostly	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
were	O
posting	O
images	O
of	O
drugs	O
they	O
were	O
selling	O
,	O
attaching	O
specific	O
hashtags	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
completing	O
transactions	O
via	O
instant	O
messaging	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
a	O
clear	O
set	O
of	O
rules	O
about	O
what	O
is	O
and	O
is	O
n't	O
allowed	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
encourage	O
people	O
who	O
come	O
across	O
illegal	O
or	O
inappropriate	O
content	O
to	O
report	O
it	O
to	O
us	O
using	O
the	O
built-in	O
reporting	O
tools	O
next	O
to	O
every	O
photo	B-Algorithm
,	O
video	O
or	O
comment	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
can	O
take	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
ca	O
n't	O
buy	O
things	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
we	O
are	O
simply	O
a	O
place	O
where	O
people	O
share	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
new	O
incidents	O
of	O
illegal	O
drug	O
trade	O
have	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
2013	O
revelation	O
,	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
asking	O
users	O
who	O
come	O
across	O
such	O
content	O
to	O
report	O
the	O
material	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
time	O
a	O
"	O
dedicated	O
team	O
"	O
reviews	O
the	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
influencers	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
post	O
any	O
vape	O
,	O
tobacco	O
products	O
,	O
and	O
weapons	O
promotions	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
deleted	O
the	O
account	O
of	O
Canadian	O
photographer	O
Petra	O
Collins	O
after	O
she	O
posted	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
of	O
herself	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
area	O
of	O
pubic	O
hair	O
was	O
visible	O
above	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
her	O
bikini	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collins	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
account	O
deletion	O
was	O
unfounded	O
because	O
it	O
broke	O
none	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
terms	O
and	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audra	O
Schroeder	O
of	O
The	O
Daily	O
Dot	O
further	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
terms	O
of	O
use	O
state	O
users	O
ca	O
n't	O
post	O
"	O
pornographic	O
or	O
sexually	O
suggestive	O
photos	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
who	O
actually	O
gets	O
to	O
decide	O
that	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
incidents	O
occurred	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
when	O
Instagram	B-Application
deleted	O
Australian	O
fashion	O
agency	O
Sticks	O
and	O
Stones	O
Agency	O
's	O
account	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
photograph	O
including	O
pubic	O
hair	O
sticking	O
out	O
of	O
bikini	O
bottoms	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
when	O
artist	O
and	O
poet	O
Rupi	O
Kaur	O
's	O
photos	O
of	O
menstrual	O
blood	O
on	O
clothing	O
were	O
removed	O
,	O
prompting	O
a	O
rallying	O
post	O
on	O
her	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Tumblr	B-Application
accounts	O
with	O
the	O
text	O
"	O
We	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
censored	O
"	O
,	O
gaining	O
over	O
11,000	O
shares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
incidents	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
#FreetheNipple	O
campaign	O
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
challenging	O
Instagram	B-Application
's	O
removal	O
of	O
photos	O
displaying	O
women	O
's	O
nipples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
not	O
made	O
many	O
comments	O
on	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
an	O
October	O
2015	O
explanation	O
from	O
CEO	O
Kevin	O
Systrom	O
highlighted	O
Apple	O
's	O
content	O
guidelines	O
for	O
apps	O
published	O
through	O
its	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
apps	O
must	O
designate	O
the	O
appropriate	O
age	O
ranking	O
for	O
users	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
current	O
rating	O
being	O
12+	O
years	O
of	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
statement	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
called	O
into	O
question	O
due	O
to	O
other	O
apps	O
with	O
more	O
explicit	O
content	O
allowed	O
on	O
the	O
store	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
consequences	O
for	O
men	O
exposing	O
their	O
bodies	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
inconsistent	O
treatment	O
of	O
what	O
constitutes	O
inappropriate	O
exposure	O
of	O
the	O
female	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Censorship	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
occurred	O
in	O
several	O
different	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
and	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
are	O
removing	O
posts	O
"	O
that	O
voice	O
support	O
for	O
slain	O
Iranian	O
commander	O
Qassem	O
Soleimani	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
US	O
sanctions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
temporarily	O
removed	O
the	O
"	O
recent	O
"	O
tab	O
on	O
hashtag	O
pages	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
spread	O
of	O
misinformation	O
regarding	O
the	O
2020	O
United	O
States	O
presidential	O
election	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
President	O
Donald	O
Trump	O
was	O
banned	O
from	O
Instagram	B-Application
"	O
indefinitely	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
Facebook	B-Application
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Meta	O
,	O
an	O
Australian	O
artist	O
and	O
technologist	O
,	O
Thea-Mai	O
Baumann	O
,	O
had	O
lost	O
access	O
to	O
her	O
@metaverse	O
Instagram	B-Application
handle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
has	O
been	O
blocked	O
by	O
China	O
following	O
the	O
2014	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
protests	O
as	O
many	O
confrontations	O
with	O
police	O
and	O
incidents	O
occurring	O
during	O
the	O
protests	O
were	O
recorded	O
and	O
photographed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turkey	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
strict	O
Internet	O
censorship	O
and	O
periodically	O
blocks	O
social	O
media	O
including	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
a	O
fire	O
incident	O
that	O
happened	O
in	O
the	O
Koryo	O
Hotel	O
in	O
North	O
Korea	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
authorities	O
began	O
to	O
block	O
Instagram	B-Application
to	O
prevent	O
photos	O
of	O
the	O
incident	O
from	O
being	O
spread	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
freely	O
available	O
global	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
in	O
Iran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
is	O
popular	O
among	O
Iranians	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
outlet	O
for	O
freedom	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
window	O
to	O
the	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
Iran	O
has	O
sentenced	O
several	O
citizens	O
to	O
prison	O
for	O
posts	O
made	O
on	O
their	O
Instagram	B-Application
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Iranian	O
government	O
also	O
blocked	O
Instagram	B-Application
periodically	O
during	O
anti-government	O
protests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
temporarily	O
censored	O
videos	O
with	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
death	O
to	O
Khamenei	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
blocked	O
along	O
with	O
Whatsapp	B-Application
permanently	O
from	O
September	O
2022	O
except	O
for	O
tourists	O
and	O
corporations	O
who	O
are	O
asking	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cuban	O
government	O
blocked	O
access	O
to	O
several	O
social	O
media	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
to	O
curb	O
the	O
spread	O
of	O
information	O
during	O
the	O
2021	O
Cuban	O
protests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Russia	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
ban	O
Instagram	B-Application
due	O
to	O
alleged	O
"	O
calls	O
for	O
violence	O
against	O
Russian	O
troops	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
during	O
the	O
ongoing	O
2022	O
Russian	O
invasion	O
of	O
Ukraine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
the	O
ban	O
took	O
effect	O
,	O
with	O
almost	O
80	O
million	O
users	O
losing	O
access	O
to	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
most-liked	O
photo	B-Algorithm
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
is	O
a	O
carousel	O
of	O
photos	O
from	O
footballer	O
Lionel	O
Messi	O
celebrating	O
winning	O
the	O
2022	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
,	O
The	O
post	O
has	O
over	O
74	O
million	O
likes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
downloaded	O
mobile	O
app	O
of	O
the	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instapoetry	O
:	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
poetry	O
which	O
formed	O
by	O
sharing	O
images	O
of	O
short	O
poems	O
by	O
poets	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
is	O
written	O
in	O
Python	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instagram	B-Application
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
describes	O
content	O
for	O
visually	O
impaired	O
people	O
who	O
use	O
screen	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
