{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655ce147a2b4520012ffdbe8/6a68767da02cbcf2a1fca7ca?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Everything In Conversation: Is Instagram Doomed?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/655ce147a2b4520012ffdbe8/1785230966215-e05698ac-c88e-4b4b-906a-a28712dfedb4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hello EIContent-obsessives – would you pay £3.19 a month to see how many times your crush viewed your story? Well, now you can! Introducing Instagram Plus!</p><p><br></p><p>Instagram Plus is the new optional monthly subscription that unlocks exclusive customisation and insights on the platform, including 48-hour story extensions, anonymous story viewing, and rewatch counts. Instagram claims this is to give us users \"more of what we love\".</p><p><br></p><p>But in a piece for The Atlantic, Annie Joy Williams writes: \"If what you love is the ability to more conveniently keep tabs on crushes or enemies, by which I mean torture yourself, then Instagram nailed it. Instagram Plus is social media’s newest low—a company preying on our most pathetic impulses, for the price of a small iced coffee.\"</p><p><br></p><p>This week's extra episode dives into what users really want from the app, tech bros' fixation with offering a poor product and the future of living life online. </p><p><br></p><p>Beth-stans – we're sorry, our beloved was on hol this week, so Oenone and Ruchira took this one on. Also, the group are taking a well-deserved two-week break to rest and come back stronger. In the meantime, we'll be sharing some old fave episodes to sink your teeth into. See you very soon &lt;3 love O, R, B xxx</p><p><br></p><p>-----</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/instagram-story-meta-dating-social-media/687721/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram Plus Is a New Low</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8rpdmm284o\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp to trial premium subscriptions</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.techradar.com/computing/instagram/let-it-be-their-undoing-instagram-plus-is-rolling-out-globally-and-users-arent-happy-about-the-idea-of-paying-for-an-app-thats-always-been-free\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Let it be their undoing’: Instagram Plus is rolling out globally, and users aren’t happy about the idea of paying for an app that’s always been free</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Beth, Ruchira & Oenone"}