Instagram growth started to rocket in 2016, just as Facebook was coming under fire for concerns about misinformation, election manipulation, privacy and polarisation of society. — AFP
SAN FRANCISCO: Less than two years after photo-sharing mobile app Instagram launched a decade ago, its founders made the "gut-wrenching" decision to sell it to Facebook in a US$1bil deal.
Journalist Sarah Frier promises her book No Filter: The Inside Story Of Instagram is a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at how Instagram became a social media sensation as a member of Facebook's family of online services.
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