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Re:Instagram no longer allows people without an account to v... by basch on Thursday April 23, 2020 @02:11PM (#22959015)
Im still not convinced that Instagram hasnt figured out a way to identify you and your friends, and has decided theyve used up their trial images.

But maybe you are right, maybe you are part of some kind of A/B test to see if an immediate loginwall, with no trial or sample, increases or decreases sign ups.

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Re:Instagram no longer allows people without an account to v... by rpgbr on Thursday April 23, 2020 @02:42PM (#22959464)
It's a possibility, and I shouldn't doubt Facebook's reach. Anyway, these friends and relatives I've asked for help they all have Instagram accounts and use the app regularly, always logged-in, and yet that popup showed up in their first attempt to see a picture logged off.
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Re:Instagram no longer allows people without an account to v... by basch on Thursday April 23, 2020 @03:10PM (#22959839)
I would expect all those people to have a cookie or equivalent tracker saying "this person has been to instagram before"
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