Opinion

Who is Lil Tay?
Let’s take a moment to work this out.
Felix Petty
8.11.23
Art

9 artists to follow on Instagram before they blow up
The team behind emerging talent platform The Creative Kids select the young creators making art worth paying attention to.
Douglas Greenwood
3.28.23
Fashion

Instagram brands are stepping off the grid and onto the runway
The designers behind Paloma Wool, Mirror Palais, Miaou and Maison Cléo on their fashion week debuts and the pressure to stay viral.
Zoë Kendall
3.8.23
News

Photos of retouched Influencers may soon come with a warning
MPs in the UK want to make digitally altered bodies in paid posts display a logo to combat a rise in eating disorders. But how effective will it be?
Tom George
8.3.22
Opinion

BeReal won’t save us from ourselves
The app is ushering in a new era of authenticity, but will toxic online perfectionism ever die?
Laura Pitcher
7.28.22
Opinion

Can the algorithm ever be spiritual?
From Tarot TikTok to 'If you're seeing this, it's for you' Instagram posts, we explore whether social media can be a medium for divine messaging.
Laura Pitcher
5.17.22
Opinion

The cult of the dissociative pout
Why this lobotomy-chic, dead-eyed pose is taking over your Instagram feed, and becoming the duckface of a nihilistic era.
Rayne Fisher-Quann
5.4.22
Photography

The actor exhibiting her y2k collection of celebrity photos
In a new show at Junior High Los Angeles, Sarah Ramos offers a snapshot of fandom before Instagram.
Mariella Rudi
4.20.22
Fashion

How that Miu Miu skirt became a meme
We spoke to the 17-year-old founder of the Instagram account dedicated to the omnipresent SS22 set.
Hannah Tindle
3.2.22
Culture

Casual Instagram has killed the finsta
As the app enters it's 'flop era' and users pivot to the close friends filter or TikTok, once popular finsta accounts are falling off.
Laura Pitcher
2.3.22
News

A study has found what makes an Instagram photo more likeable
Here’s how your next selfie can break the internet.
Tom George
1.25.22
Opinion

Is unfollowing someone ever really that deep?
Seeing that someone has cut you out of their social media life can hurt. But are we taking it too seriously?
Douglas Greenwood
1.11.22
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