Rec | DELETING INSTAGRAM

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I haven’t been on Twitter for years and hardly touch FB, but I had been an active user on Instagram since 2012. I really like taking and sharing photos, and that had always been a fun place to do it. No more. With the changes the content moderation changes they’re making, leaving LGBTQ+ folks vulnerable to be targeted; their rolling back of DEI programs; their willing participation in far-right rhetoric and politics; it’s all too much and I’m out. As if Meta’s platform hadn’t already been increasingly enshittified, this was the final straw to announce how much worse it will get. And you know what? It feels freeing. Better to leave it behind and find new platforms to connect with people.

@zenlikeme

Jan 22, 2025

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@_kzr_

It felt great to delete mine. Even ignoring metas politics, Instagram did nothing but make me stupid and anxious, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.

Jan 24, 2025

@zenlikeme

_kzr_ Agreed. I’d been using ScreenZen to limit my IG use to small little windows because it mostly made me anxious or sad or was just a suck on my time. The politics and decline of moderation was the final push to go, “Dude, this is only going to get worse. What are you even doing on here?”

Jan 25, 2025

@kaitlynn410

I agree! Deleted Twitter and fb still have Instagram but only using my small account and updated my ad preference/ privacy and data settings. im so glad I found this app because it feels like what socials were meant to be no propoganda and adds being shoved in my face just connecting with other people and seeing normal day to day experiences I love it here

Jan 24, 2025

@zenlikeme

kaitlynn410 Me too! It feels way cozier here than over on the massive platforms.

Jan 25, 2025

@mayaday

i just deleted mine today 😭 made me sad because its honestly been a great space to connect with people. but i’m hoping that i’ll actually be more open to straightforward one-on-one connection without it! no more snooping on peoples stories and feeling connected to others without effort, etc. glad to see other people are deleting too ❤️

Jan 23, 2025

@zenlikeme

mayaday That’s where I am too. IG has helped me connect with a lot of people but it’s also enabled me to be very passive in many relationships too. I’m hoping that enough of us will leave that it shifts how we choose to connect, not whether we connect. Given how wired we are for connection, I have faith that we’ll find each other again.

Jan 24, 2025

@MaeveEatsPearls

I did the exact same thing, and came here! Instagram has always had this weird social pressure to it and I found myself obsessed with people watching me and getting likes. it was getting exhausting and after the meta thing I was done.

Jan 22, 2025

@zenlikeme

Maeve_eats_Pearls Glad to be in good company!

Jan 22, 2025

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hi, long time no see!

hello :) it’s been a while since i’ve used this app. i decided to log back in b/c i just deactivated my social media accounts. with the tik-tok ban coming up, i made the decision to not only delete tik-tok but also twitter. fuck zuck and elon. it’s disappointing to leave behind the pockets on the internet that i considered my community. i didn’t deactivate my insta b/c i have a ton of memories from there. i’ve been posting on insta since the 8th grade haha. so there’s a ton of sentimental stuff on there. the app is deleted from my phone and i privated it. it’ll now be like a museum/archive since i won’t use it. i’m not anti social media myself, i love the community aspect of social media and sharing my interests with like minded individuals. hence why i returned to this app. i’ll prob post a lot more on here (or not) i’ll see. but i’m honestly getting sick of tech bros ruining things for everyone else :/

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