Fast Facts:
Instagram

• Instagram allows you to follow news sources, celebrities, and other entertainment profiles. 

• The platform promotes self-expression and network building. It allows users to post photos and videos, as well as captions to go with them.  Filters can be added to photos.

• Instagram supports internal messaging between users. 

• You can only comment on posts with text comments. Pictures/GIFs/videos are not acceptable forms of comments. This keeps the comment section cleaner compared to a Facebook comment section.   

• Using hashtags in the captions allows your photo(s) to to be grouped with similar posts by other users, under the search section. 

• A post must always include a photo/video. 

• You cannot post videos less than than 60 seconds long.  

• Captions cannot include clickable links. 

• If your user account is public, fake profiles can also follow you. 

• The website version has limitations compared to the phone app. 

• Instagram can be addicting. 

• Get familiar with and use privacy settings to decide whether your account is public and viewable by anyone or private and viewable only by your followers. 

• Block other users if you are not comfortable continuing.

• Enable multi-factor authentication for additional account security.  

Don't

• Accept follower requests that you are not familiar or comfortable with.

• Post anything that you might regret later. Remember that what you post is always captured and stored online somewhere, so think twice before posting something especially in a hurry or in anger.

• Share your Instagram password or phone or otherwise allow others to use your account on your behalf.