Instagram no longer allows people without an account to view photos on computers

Post by spike021 » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 6:35 PM UTC

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Disclaimer: no affiliation with IG This sounds like a _very_ unusual experience. Clearly millions (billions?) of people create Instagram accounts with no issues. Why not just create a different account? > If this is how they treat their prospective customers... You certainly aren't a customer, which might explain the lack of priority. :)

There are some situations I have been able to pindown for when Instagram doesn’t like you. Two of which are not linking to a facebook account and using a personal domain (instead of gmail, outlook etc). Also instagram really hates it if the email contains insta@domain in any form or manner. Also you will have to hand over your phone number. No exceptions!

Post by rpgbr » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 6:39 PM UTC

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Honestly, I think I prefer not having access to something like Pinterest[1] which lets you have some access for a bit and then as soon as you try to interact with the site in any meaningful way (usually to leave it) they insist you sign in. At least with this I know the expectation up front, rather than having it sprung on me by surprise. [1] I've avoided Pinterest for awhile that this may not be the way they attempt…

Instagram does exactly this. You can interact with it's site via browser and open a few links until shows a popup saying you have to login (which you can't close).

Post by livueta » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 6:40 PM UTC

12xo wrote: post #92

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> As a photographer, I want security and assurances that my work remains my work and is not easily stolen nor transferable without consent. I'm curious how you reconcile this with your previous desire for the "old web": paywall? js to interfere with the ability to copy/hotlink images?

User agreements of these entities are onerous and impossible to challenge. They shield the companies in ways you cannot even fathom and allow many to steal your work and use as they please.

Post by leguminous » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 6:41 PM UTC

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Some friends roped me into signing up to Instagram, so I did. I got to the sign in process and "an error occurred". I tried to login and it said "account does not exist", but I tried to re-sign up, and it said "This account already exists". I emailed them for help but they said I had to post a photo of myself holding a pad with my username on it. Which, fair enough, but giving away my face to a faceless corporation i…

Post by 12xo » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 6:41 PM UTC

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As a photographer, I want security and assurances that my work remains my work and is not easily stolen nor transferable without consent. As a user, I want simplicity and way to view work based on a number of options that I choose. Not based on an algorithm or AI. My choices, my mood, my desires. Instagram is no longer a photo-sharing app. Its a platform for self promotion. Not much different than Twitter, LinkedIn o…

> my work remains my work and is not easily stolen nor transferable without consent I think in general, this is a "hard" problem for an Internet-based service. You would have to include a watermark of some kind, which arguably hinders viewer experience. And regardless, it is still very easy for viewers to capture an image by downloading or taking a screenshot. I do agree with your sentiment about IG though.