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Instagram

photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms

Instagram, sometimes called Insta or IG, is an American online Photo and Video sharing social networking service. Allowing users to take pictures and videos, add digital filters to them and share them to their followers. They can then share them on a variety of social networking services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr.[6]

Instagram
Original author(s)Kevin Systrom, Manith Liyange (Burbn, Inc.)
Developer(s)Meta, Inc.
Initial releaseOctober 6, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-06)
Operating systemiOS 7.0 or later;[1]
Android 2.2 or later
Windows Phone 8[2]
Windows 10 Mobile[3]
SizeVaries per device
Available in25 languages[4]
TypePhoto and video
LicenseFreeware
Websiteinstagram.com

History

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Back in 2015,[7] Instagram confined photos to a square shape, similar to Kodak Instamatic and polaroid images. In August 2016, Instagram launched Instagram Stories, a feature that allows users to take photos by adding effects and layers to be placed into user stories. Photos uploaded to user stories will expire after 24 hours. This was different than the 4:3 aspect ratio typically used by digital cameras. Users were able to share very short videos.[8]

In 2017, the length limit was raised to ten minutes. Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. When Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger talked to famous NY Photographer Peter Parker, a photographer for the Daily Bugle, Systrom and Krieger were inspired to make an app just for photography. It was released on October 6, 2010.[source?]

As of December 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person on the platform.[9]]

Trivia

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Controversies

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Antisemitism

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See the main article: Antisemitism § Internet

Antisemitism is common on Instagram.[13][14] Some celebrities, including Israeli Jewish actresses Gal Gadot[15][16] and Noa Cohen,[17][18] are also victims, who have to restrict commenting on their Instagram profiles to reduce antisemitic harassment from purported pro-Palestinian groups.[15][17]

References

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  1. ↑ "Instagram for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Instagram BETA on Windows Phone Store". Windows Phone Store. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Instagram (Beta) - Windows Apps on Microsoft Store". Windows Store. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  4. ↑ Moscaritolo, Angela (December 21, 2012). "Instagram Adds New 'Mayfair' Filter, Support for 25 Languages". PC Mag. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Instagram.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  6. ↑ Frommer, Dan (November 1, 2010). "Here's How To Use Instagram". Business Insider. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ Stinson, Liz. "Instagram Ends the Tyranny of the Square". www.wired.com.
  8. ↑ Instagram Blog Archived 2017-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. Blog.instagram.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-20.
  9. ↑ "Most Popular Instagram Stars (2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  10. ↑ https://www.statista.com/statistics/578364/countries-with-most-instagram-users/
  11. ↑ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/01/31/americans-social-media-use/#:~:text=Race%20and%20ethnicity%3A%20Roughly%20six,and%20White%20(43%25)%20adults.
  12. ↑ https://www.forbesindia.com/article/explainers/most-followed-instagram-accounts-world/85649/1
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Gal Gadot's official Instagram profile". Instagram. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Noa Cohen's official Instagram profile". Instagram. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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