Facebook is betting on the idea that it's most you know loyal users are going to keep using it regardless. This isn't the first time The platform has introduced some dramatic changes, right? I'm old enough to remember when instagram just started completely trying to be snapchat Yeah, it completely stole the idea of stories which are disappearing post that they're up for 24 hours and then they're gone They're ephemeral. And adam is sari Basically just blows right past that criticism Exactly.
If you think Instagram sucks now, it’s by design. Vox's Rebecca Jennings and Platformer's Casey Newton explain.
This episode was produced by Victoria Dominguez, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Hady Mawajdeh and Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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