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Instagram Press
instagram-press.com · Company blog · on HN since 2017
Instagram Press is the company's official newsroom, posting product announcements and leadership statements, such as IGTV, Threads and founder changes.
What HN saysHN commenters link it as the primary source for official statements, like the founders' departure, and for feature details such as Stories Archive.
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Most-shared posts
- 1Statement from Kevin Systrom, Instagram Co-Founder and CEO3 people · 2 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 2Instagram announces IGTV2 people · 55 points · first shared 2018 · 49 comments on HN
- 3Instagram Co-Founders Announce Adam Mosseri as New Head of Instagram2 people · 5 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 4Introducing Threads1 people · 86 points · first shared 2019 · 74 comments on HN
- 5Instagram Launching Video Chat, New Explore Tab, and Spotify Story Integration1 people · 3 points · first shared 2018 · 1 comments on HN
- 6Reducing Inauthentic Activity on Instagram1 people · 2 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 7Our commitment to lead the fight against online bullying1 people · 2 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 8Creating a More Accessible Instagram1 people · 2 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 9Instagram’s 2017 Year in Review1 people · 2 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 10Instagram adds verification procedure1 people · 2 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 11Instagram Launches New Ways to Reply with Photos and Videos1 people · 1 points · first shared 2017 · 1 comments on HN
- 12Instagram’s new policy to blur ‘sensitive’ photos1 people · 1 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 13Introducing stories highlights and stories archive1 people · first shared 2019
What HN people wrote when they linked it
erghoe · 2019-09-11
FWIW, Instagram stores Stories, privately to the user, in its "Archive" feature indefinitely.
https://instagram-press.com/blog/2017/12/05/introducing-stories-highli…
danso · 2018-09-25
First official statement:
https://instagram-press.com/blog/2018/09/24/statement-from-kevin-systr…
> We’re planning on taking some time off to explore our curiosity and creativity again. Building new things requires that we step back, understand what inspires us and match that with what the world needs; that’s what we plan to do.
h/t to Bloomberg's @sarahfrier, who also says this:
https://twitter.com/sarahfrier/status/1044419256383729664
> My sources say the Instagram founders are leaving after increased tension with Mark Zuckerberg over the direction of the product. IG culture/priorities very different from FB. See my April story for background