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submitted 10 months ago by Zaderade@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

These scammers using Mr Beasts popularity, generosity, and (mostly) deep fake AI to scam people into downloading malware, somehow do not go against Instagrams community guidelines.

After trying to submit a request to review these denied claims, it appears I have been shadow banned in some way or another as only an error message pops up.

Instagram is allowing these to run on their platform. Intentional or not, this is ridiculous and Instagram should be held accountable for allowing malicious websites to advertise their scam on their platform.

For a platform of this scale, this is completely unacceptable. They are blatant and I have no idea how Instagrams report bots/staff are missing these.

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[-] King@lemy.lol 13 points 10 months ago

You still using Instagram! In 2024

I guess I am the only who thought that everyone has moved on from Instagram.

[-] Faresh@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

Where did the people that use instagram move to?

[-] alekwithak@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

As a photographer I have tried every alternative I'm aware of. Insta is still king for image sharing, which is... Nuts, to say the least.

I'd also love to hear where they supposedly moved to.

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

There's pixelfed, but you're unlikely to get a following there.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago
[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago

Pixelfed presumably

Or alternately nowhere because people who use Instagram care even less about big tech big brother than people who use Reddit

[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago
[-] No1@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago

So where do all the cool kids hang out now?

Besides lemmy, of course...

[-] set_secret@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

tik tok i assume (I've never used it and am definitely not cool).

[-] No1@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Jesus, me neither. AFAICT it"s worse, and umm.... China!

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