If you're one of those who almost deleted your Instagram account but did not because you figured you'd give them one last chance to stop leaning towards the dark side, the latest round of Facebook/Instagram controversy should be enough to push you over the edge. As has been widely covered, Instagram and Facebook are locking people out of their accounts and requiring government issued photo IDs to get back into them. The story isn't the fact that they're doing this; Facebook has been known to have zero concern for their users and a distinct willingness to push their social media addiction to the limits. The real story here and the conspiratorial question that isn't being asked is, "Why?" This absolutely cannot be simply a way to keep things legitimate or defend against terms of service violations. Facebook has a policy of requiring users to put in their accurate personal data, but Instagram does not. If we rule out simple stupidity and assume that it's not an exercise in making the company work harder to keep their users from disappearing, then it comes down to something more sinister.
“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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