“Why was I letting one Instagram comment start to control how I saw myself?”— Quinta Brunson, wmagazine.com
“For years, sex workers, sex educators, pole dancers, artists, tantric coaches, BDSM-ers and others have had their content shadowbanned or removed with little to no explanation, and Instagram has a long history of exacting this approach on sex workers and queer creators”— Pearse Anderson , melmagazine.com
“At many points in 2020, it felt better to simply stop posting altogether.”— Stella Bugbee, thecut.com
“The green circle indicating a Close Friends post is a virtual Hey, can I buy you a drink? Some users are sober and not suffering from quarantine horniness.”— Joseph Longo , melmagazine.com
“Instagram has long been a place where what you see might be smoke and mirrors—a home for the best and most beautiful version of everyday life, put on display for consumption and then expensive imitation.”— Kaitlyn Tiffany, theatlantic.com
“How social media, FaceTune, and plastic surgery created a single, cyborgian look.”— Jia Tolentino, newyorker.com
“Young people might want to stock their kitchens, but many of them also want to post, and it’s possible to kill both those birds with one heavy-bottomed pan.”— Amanda Mull, theatlantic.com
“Since summer 2019, the Instagram account @stoopingnyc has shared borough dwellers’ best discoveries. Scrolling through the feed, heart-shaped ottomans and bubblegum armchairs share space with pearlescent mannequins, sunburst mirrors, and collections of tiger paintings or Mariah Carey vinyls, all ava…”— Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, vogue.com
“The man who unleashed Instagram on the world stands six-foot-five-inches tall and has the careful demeanor of someone who knows people are listening closely to what he’s saying.”— Stella Bugbee, The Cut, thecut.com
“I just seen you on the 'gram I'm glad you're doing well You still look cute as hell But that don't mean I want you back”— Arizona Zervas, genius.com
“With the changes, users will still be able to see who likes their photos and videos — but no one else will.”— Alejandra Salazar, refinery29.com
“Caroline Calloway hasn’t done or written anything worthy of all the media attention she’s receiving. She’s not a criminal, or a scammer, or even a particularly good writer. She’s just a privileged twenty-something-year-old woman with an artsy, aesthetically pleasing Instagram.”— Kirby Davis, miamistudent.net
“The idea that she thought nice penmanship might sexually sway a boy fills me with tenderness.”— Megan Angelo, nbcnews.com
“Jennifer just joined Instagram, and her first post is instantly iconic — it's the full Friends cast reunion selfie we've all been waiting for!”— Jen Abidor, BuzzFeed, buzzfeed.com
“Where would I be without Instagram? Definitely not in the luxury rental building I was paid to live in and post about for a year back in 2017.”— Tavi Gevinson, thecut.com
“If I didn't have substance, if I was just doing this for attention, I would be in a bikini selling you the tea that makes you shit on Instagram.”— Lauren Duca, marieclaire.com
“Many of the Instagram users who have caught on to this financial hack are lifestyle influencers charging money for friendship at its most literal—broken down into its component parts, which are then sorted into various tiers of ascending value.”— Kaitlyn Tiffany, theatlantic.com
“Instagram filter, Snapchat filters. They're not fucking filters, they're masks.”— Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus, Grayson Wentz, Jeremy Culhane, imdb.com
“Pro-tip dude. Never post an ugly video of a chick on Instagram, no matter how fucking dumb she looks. Not worth it, dude. She won't think it's funny.”— Matthew McManus, Kevin McManus, Dylan Maxwell, Jimmy Tatro, imdb.com