This appears to be just in line with the typical lifecycle of a social network. There was a recent comment which outlined it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?

This appears to be just in line with the typical lifecycle of a social network. There was a recent comment which outlined it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11829562 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11829562 I'd say Instagram is entering stage 3 (locked content and curated feed).