How to Leave Instagram

https://www.a-side.social/blog/how-to-leave-instagram/

#HackerNews #leaveinstagram #socialmedia #detox #onlineprivacy #digitalwellbeing

RE: https://dresden.network/@antifa/116439028763357123

Der Anti-Antifa-Kampf des Instagram-Konzerns Meta ist bereits in vollem Gang. Wir können nur allen raten, schnellstens parallele Infrastrukturen z.B. im Fediverse aufzubauen und diese – solange noch möglich – auf euren Insta-Kanälen zu bewerben, um neue Reichweiten aufzubauen.

#Meta #LeaveInstagram

Algorithmic Bias on TikTok and Instagram in Germany

"...we explored the recommender algorithms of TikTok and Instagram to assess the extent to which a user’s political interest and preferences influenced the amount of political content they were exposed to and how this varied across the two platforms. (...) Our findings suggest that platforms are not fully following the recommended measures set out in the EU Commission’s guidelines..."

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wf88uq3hxzusgzzbcv7ga/Weinmann-et-al-2026.pdf

#LeaveTikTok #LeaveInstagram

Instagram drops end-to-end encrypted chats: What it means
https://proton.me/blog/instagram-end-to-end-encryption

What does that mean? It means that millions of people are unaware of this danger and will passively accept the loss of their privacy.

#Instagram #Meta #DigitalPrivacy #LeaveInstagram

Nearly 1 in 5 young teens saw unwanted sexual content on Instagram, according to Meta's internal survey disclosed in court filings.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-survey-found-19-young-teen-instagram-users-saw-unwanted-nude-or-sexual-2026-02-23/

The document was made public as part of a federal lawsuit in California and reviewed by Reuters. Instagram head Adam Mosseri acknowledged in a deposition that Meta doesn't typically share self-reported survey results publicly, adding that they're "notoriously problematic."

#Meta #Instagram #LeaveInstagram #BigTech #SocialMedia #ChildAbuse

Yes, social media apps are intentionally designed to addict and to make children 'more stressed out' - Roger McNamee, early advisor to Zuckerberg and early investor in Facebook confirms:

https://youtu.be/T4ypaNxSJAQ?si=h1746tzONlQbzoIX

#Zuckerberg #Instagram #LeaveInstagram #BigTech #SocialMedia

Emails show Zuckerberg questioned research on Meta's harmful effects after repercussions on teenagers' mental health
https://www.theverge.com/report/874176/meta-zuckerberg-new-mexico-email-teen-girls-research

“One day after The Wall Street Journal published a blockbuster story about Meta’s own dismal findings about teen girls’ mental health on Instagram, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wondered whether Meta should change how it studies its platforms’ potential harms.

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#Meta #Zuckerberg #Suckerberg #Teen #SocialMedia #LeaveInstagram

Emails show Zuckerberg questioned research on Meta's harmful effects after repercussions on teenagers' mental health

https://www.theverge.com/report/874176/meta-zuckerberg-new-mexico-email-teen-girls-research

“One day after The Wall Street Journal published a blockbuster story about Meta’s own dismal findings about teen girls’ mental health on Instagram, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wondered whether Meta should change how it studies its platforms’ potential harms.

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#Meta #Zuckerberg #Suckerberg #Teen #SocialMedia #LeaveInstagram

RE: https://social.marxist.network/@yogthos/115992471090011216

#socailmedia #leaveX #leaveTwitter #leaveFacebook #leaveFB #leaveYoutube #leaveYT #leaveTikTok #leaveIG #leaveInstagram