Instagram Archives - DIY Photography

A major Instagram security bug leaked users passwords as plain text

March 22, 2019 by John Aldred 1 Comment

According to a report on The Information Instagram has experienced a pretty major security bug which allowed user passwords to be displayed in plain text. The issue arose, ironically, over the feature which allows users to see exactly what personal data Instagram has collected about them. Yes, the “Download your data” feature could potentially let anybody download your data, if you access the feature on a public computer, thanks to the bug.

The Download your Data feature was introduced last April in order to comply with new European data privacy regulations (the GDPR) as well as to keep users around the world, who are becoming more and more security & privacy conscious since the Facebook revelations over the last couple of years.

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A street in Paris wants to ban Instagrammers so the residents can get some peace

March 21, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 14 Comments

Rue Crémieux is a picturesque street in Paris, with lovely colorful facades and old houses. And just like Notting Hill: it has become swarmed by Instagrammers and the residents have had enough. They want their peace back, so they are asking the city government to ban photo and video shoots on weekends and evenings.

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Artist creates this shiny “crystal cave” from 18,000 used plastic cups to show how plastic is devastating our planet

March 12, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment

After “parting the sea” with 168,000 used plastic straws, Benjamin Von Wong has created another epic installation. This time, he and his team collected 18,000 plastic cups and turned them into a “crystal cave.” Other than letting you take Instagram-worthy shots inside of it, this “cave” also warns about the excessive use of disposable plastic in our everyday lives.

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Notting Hill residents to influencers: “stop shooting Instagram photos at our doorsteps”

March 8, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 13 Comments

Notting Hill isn’t just the location where the famous movie was shot. It has become the place where bloggers and influencers shoot their Instagram photos– and the residents hate it. They complain that the picturesque London neighborhood has become swarmed by “Insta-tourists” and begging them to stop taking photos at their doorsteps.

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JetBlue airline dares you to delete all your Instagram photos to win a year of free flights

March 5, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments

Do you have a mild panic attack when you think about all your Instagram photos completely disappearing from your profile? Would it be easier if that could earn you a year of unlimited flights all over the world? In a weird Instagram challenge, JetBlue airline dares users to clear their profiles from all photos, and they’ll have a chance to win a year of free flights.

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Want to take your social media to the next level? Then you’d better call Paul [NSFW Language]

February 28, 2019 by John Aldred 1 Comment

Is your social media getting you down? Need some help raising your profile? Well, then you’d better call Paul. German photographer, cinematographer and part-time comedian Paul Ripke, that is. Having amassed almost 450K followers on his own Instagram, he’s now put out this amusing commercial offering to help you get your Instagram “Lit as f**k”, too!

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How to make money on Instagram even without a large audience

February 27, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments

There are many tutorials for growing your audience on Instagram, since lots of followers potentially mean lots of earnings. But what if I told you that you can still earn money on Instagram without “playing the game” and gaining a massive number of followers? Well, let James Popsys tell you more about it in this video, where he teaches you how to earn money on Instagram even if you don’t have a huge audience.

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Why I abandoned 60,000 followers and deleted my social media

February 20, 2019 by Nick Fancher 4 Comments

Hey guys. This morning I woke up and deleted all my social media. My Instagram, Twitter, and personal Facebook accounts (I deleted my Facebook business page a year earlier), all gone. I ghosted from the party. As a small business, it’s a bold move (if not insane) to walk away from such successful pages (I had over 60,000 followers between the three platforms). But I had had enough, and here’s why.

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