The effect Instagram Stories has had on our lives is profound and probably not yet fully realised. When they first launched, a year ago today, the constant surveillance of your mates' every movement was already commonplace for teenagers, who had been using Snapchat, and vlogging services for most of their lives. But teenagers don't really do much, so most of the posts take place in their bedrooms or in a car or at school. Instagram Stories, more popular with Instagram's target audience of twenty-somethings, tend to feature actual things happening: people getting smashed, dreamy holiday snaps and parties you weren't invited to. They give a pacey, FOMO-ridden, moment-by-moment commentary of...
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