finsta
Americannoun
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My algorithm is really funny right now on my finsta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
What she had done — using a finsta to sling mud at her cast mates — is barely a misdemeanor according to the “Real Housewives” penal code.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Someone who shares the gritty details of their breakup on their finsta would have a difficult time reconciling that version of the narrative with the one they present on their more curated main profile.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2023
“Senator, again, let me explain. We don’t actually—we don’t actually do finsta. What finsta refers to is young people setting up accounts where they may want to have more privacy.”
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2021
There are no Lightroom Presets gleaning over a finsta post, and only your closest group of friends are permitted to follow the generally private account.
From The Verge ● Oct. 1, 2021
Others pointed to earlier portions of the hearing, in which Blumenthal described finstas as “fake Instagram accounts” and “kids’ secret second accounts” as evidence that he knew what the term meant.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2021
Anonymous, secret, and seemingly endless finstas are clearly not consistent with protecting the safety and well-being of Instagram users.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2021
In other words, Facebook has recognized its opportunity to profit off of teens creating finstas.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2021
And things like finstas are culture shifts along those lines.
From The Verge ● Sep. 14, 2018
A lot of my friends have finstas, and I don’t.
From The Verge ● Sep. 14, 2018
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