> Instagram isn't something that "matters", though. Is it?
I think that depends on what you count as important. It's pretty safe to assume that this sort of thing happens in every social media where people can monetize. Social media requires a certain amount of social trust to thrive, so if the health of social media generally is important to to you, this matters even if you don't use Instagram specifically.
Personally, this sort of thing is one of the (but certainly not the biggest) reasons why I avoid all social media like the plague.
I think that depends on what you count as important. It's pretty safe to assume that this sort of thing happens in every social media where people can monetize. Social media requires a certain amount of social trust to thrive, so if the health of social media generally is important to to you, this matters even if you don't use Instagram specifically.
Personally, this sort of thing is one of the (but certainly not the biggest) reasons why I avoid all social media like the plague.