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		lonelappde on Sept 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Instagram Threatened Removal of Verified Status fo... Nothing much to do with ads in this case. If Insta cost money to use, Insta would still not want people leaving for Snap.

doubleemms on Sept 30, 2019 [–]

Of course they wouldn't, but it's a question of who their customers are – hint: not their users (even the "verified" ones).

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