Instagram would've killed it if it didn't get bought by Facebook. The days are gone where you need a social network to keep track of your friends. Messaging app

Instagram would've killed it if it didn't get bought by Facebook. The days are gone where you need a social network to keep track of your friends. Messaging apps (Messenger, Whatsapp) are making a comeback (remember when ICQ and AIM was cool before social networks took over). We don't need a social network. Kids don't need to get poisoned by a social network to the point where they think liking someone's post or stalking someone on Facebook is socializing. Worse of all, people don't understand the amount of personal information they 'leak' to Facebook by just sharing their photos, where they've been or where they are when they post. As for a nonprofit public-spirited replacement, there's no guarantee either that your data will be protected. Facebook, a multi billion corporation, while is in the middle of a privacy and data leak problem, is likely more capable in protecting data than a nonprofit given the amount of resources at FB's disposal.