I learned about Instagram from one of my fellow classmates. I learned that Instagram was created to fill the void that was created by Facebook and Twitter because there was no mobile version of Facebook and Twitter was not an organized platform to share meaningful pictures. I also did not know that after only two years after launch, Instagram gained 50 million users and was sold to Facebook. The growth of this platform really shocked me but I also remember when it first launched. It was the perfect place for people to "scrapbook" their life in pictures and show off fun memories to a bunch of viewers. Soon however, it became a place full of fake or altered memories and edited and unrealistic proportions of peoples bodies that left many people feel less then. I was shocked to find out that 32% of teenage girls felt bad about themselves after being on the app and seeing all the edited images. I am glad to know that more companies are moving towards the #NoDigitalDistortionCampaign to help people see that social media is fake and that natural and real bodies are beautiful.
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