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Instagram’s redesign shifts toward shopping – here’s how that can be harmful – Australian Times
Features like Instagram’s Shop tab facilitate surveillance capitalism, so it’s important to look at their consequences. Many people use Instagram to share their…
Nazanin Andalibi, University of Michigan
Recently, when I opened Instagram, I noticed that the usual spot for checking notifications is now a Shop tab. The Instagram blog post announcing the redesign said that the change will support small businesses and connect people with their favorite brands and creators.
Instagram encourages you to connect with things as much as with other people. Panuwat Dangsungnoen/EyeEm via Getty Images
This made me pause. As a researcher who studies social media, people…
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