Article 4Y1FK Was anyone ever so young? What 10 years of my Instagram data revealed

Was anyone ever so young? What 10 years of my Instagram data revealed

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Kari Paul
from Technology | The Guardian on (#4Y1FK)

A new California law forced Instagram to hand over my data. It included thousands of messages and photos, but not everything

In the 10 days leading up to Christmas, I searched on Instagram for three of my exes, an acquaintance I met on a trip to Cuba four years ago, an account dedicated to astrology memes, a past roommate, my own dog's account (@lucythetherapypup), my best friend's sweater-wearing poodle, a famous Pomeranian who lives in New York, a bird named Parfait I recently met at a San Francisco market, 10 contestants of the reality TV show Love Island, and the hashtag #wienerdog. I know all of this because Instagram told me.

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