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All of this is… whatever. I think we make compromises. What kills me is I cannot… CANNOT view Instagram content on my phone without the app. I tried to actuall

All of this is… whatever. I think we make compromises. What kills me is I cannot… CANNOT view Instagram content on my phone without the app. I tried to actually send a link to my Instagram page to someone today and I literally could not obtain a link to my page anywhere in the web app. It simply would not allow me to do that. I could be missing something but every time I was in a logged in state on the web it was railroading me into the app. I almost deleted my account for that. I might still.

LopovJack 2y ago
Of course you can. I'm doing it for years now.
bigstrat2003 2y ago
There is a way to get a link, my wife sends me Instagram links all the time. Unfortunately I don't know how to do it because I don't use Instagram.
left-struck 2y ago
It’s not whatever it’s bullshit pushed onto those who have the least power to change things, driven by greed for money, attention and data.
al_borland 2y ago
You probably need to hit a share button and then there is usually an option for a link. If not, choosing message or email will throw a link in there. I haven’t used the Instagram app in years, but that’s usually how it goes. If you don’t have the app installed, and aren’t logged in, there is about a 60/40 chance that the person on the other end will be able to see what is sent. And if it’s a video, they’ll miss the first bit of audio, because it defaults to muted, and it doesn’t let the user replay the video. They employs a lot of aggressive dark patterns to get people to create accounts, login, and use the app.