NOT COOL Instagram Presentation
Not Cool Presentation
Instagram is a social media app focusing pictures. Users can upload pictures from their phone or take pictures through the app itself to share with their followers. Negatives of the app include logistical problems such as the 2"x2" photo grid, limited filters and inability to format multiple pictures into one image. And while there is a way to flag unsavory content, younger users can still easily access inappropriate images of things like illegal drug use and people practicing self-harm. There is also the potential for users to develop a skewed perception of themselves based on others' approving of their self image. If a teenage girl looks on the popular page and sees the skinny bikini model with 300 likes, while their smiling self portrait only received 15 likes, then our young teen will start to associate social acceptance with being a certain weight, having a certain style, or even being willing to expose themselves in more mature ways. While I personally LOVE this app, I recognize its drawbacks and realize that this push towards a more visual form of social media will have a huge impact on how we view ourselves and others.
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