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Now that most of the history's been explained let's discuss some of Instagram's controversies over time.
October 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Now that most of the history's been explained let's discuss some of Instagram's controversies over time.
They added a "Shop" button next to "Post." The shop button allowed businesses to list their products and prices on the app and let customers scroll through their feed to imitate the online shopping experience. However this feature was removed in 2023 to make the app more user-friendly.
October 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
They added a "Shop" button next to "Post." The shop button allowed businesses to list their products and prices on the app and let customers scroll through their feed to imitate the online shopping experience. However this feature was removed in 2023 to make the app more user-friendly.
That same year, Instagram was released in the Google Play Store and in June 2013 it introduced video-sharing functions which made it easier for users to like and share videos. They also released the private messaging tool known now as "DM's" later that year.
October 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
That same year, Instagram was released in the Google Play Store and in June 2013 it introduced video-sharing functions which made it easier for users to like and share videos. They also released the private messaging tool known now as "DM's" later that year.
Systorms friend, Mike Kreiger, created a similar platform called "Meebo." They took concepts from each social media platform, and Instagram was born! The very first post was made by Kevin Systorm on July 16th, 2010. Instagrams official launch was on October 6th, 2010.
September 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Systorms friend, Mike Kreiger, created a similar platform called "Meebo." They took concepts from each social media platform, and Instagram was born! The very first post was made by Kevin Systorm on July 16th, 2010. Instagrams official launch was on October 6th, 2010.
It all started when Kevin Systorm, a recent Stanford grad, created a site called "Burbn." It was named after his love of both whiskey and bourbon. Burbn was similar to Insta bc it let ppl post check-ins along with photos which was a new thing for social media at the time.
September 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It all started when Kevin Systorm, a recent Stanford grad, created a site called "Burbn." It was named after his love of both whiskey and bourbon. Burbn was similar to Insta bc it let ppl post check-ins along with photos which was a new thing for social media at the time.