I have had the same problem as you. All I want is the possibility to view other people's posts and zoom on the pictures. The part I never saw discussed anywher

I have had the same problem as you. All I want is the possibility to view other people's posts and zoom on the pictures. The part I never saw discussed anywhere is how the f()ck was Instagram planning to "verify " my identity with a picture when I never uploaded anything?! What are they gonna compare the picture to? I personally gave up on it and just bought an account online. I don't know how they did it but the companies selling accounts to failed influencers apparently figured out how to make them look legit. No clue how they do it because even linking my real cell number got me blocked in less than a week (I have had this number since before fakebook was founded btw) Also, what the point of being so aggressive about verifying the accounts of people who don't post/comment/like anything and only view a handful of posts per day? I would understand it if viewing posts was possible without an account, but that's no longer the case. They force you to make an account just to view public posts.