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This is part 2 of a series. If you are reading this and it feels whoa out of context I will kindly direct you back to part 1 click here: After the long, hard journey of scrolling through a never ending feed of network requests, painstakingly extracting all the juicy, mouthwatering data and generating my totally *slay* graph, I did what every normal person would do- post it on Instagram, where my epic journey all started. I know, its a very circular narrative structure, for the English nerds out there ;) And when I posted it and it reached its terminal like count (by guessing, around 30), my friends told me that they liked my post when I talked to them the next day. That was a great ego boost but I was wondering => did they really like it? And as you can see from the graph, I have 10 posts. Every time I post, the next day, people would say "omg that was so good i totally fr fr liked all ur posts" or something like that (memories can be faulty). But did they really though? As you can see from the crystal clear data, my likes were fluctuating, just like a normal teenage mood swing. Step 8: But wait......................................................................................................... there's more If my likes are not consistent, but people say that my posts were good, does this mean that it must be the same people saying that it was good? (I cant remember if it were the same people. I post posts with some time apart and it is hard to remember who said what lol). But that's not the point. The new idea The point was, I had a new idea, one that I could expand on, which is why you are seeing a part 2 of this mini series. And if I have another crazy idea, you would see a part 3. But that's for next time, sometime in the near or far future. What if I could get the number of times each person in my friends/followers list had liked my posts? I could do this manually of course, if I were to click on more details of each post, and scrolled down, I would see who exactly liked my post. Let the Liking Games begin, where the winner has pressed that juicy like button the most. What a good way to incite friendly competition amongst friends. Instead of a potentially heated argument or a fierce running race where I would certainly be out of breath after a few futile minutes, I could simply flash the undeniable, concrete data to prove who was the real winner. Step 9: MORE NETWORK REQUESTS In order to find out which people *specifically* liked my posts, I had to follow the holy grail of data collecting, again. Scrolling through network requests to find out the source of the giant stream of data which powers everything. I'm going to decrease the level of yap for the moment, so you can enjoy this giant list of pictures showing the process of gathering data ---for the second time if you have already viewed the first article--- The old saying -- "A picture is a thousand words" is very much relevant here, so I hope you enjoyed reading the 3x1000 word academic essay. (cue round of applause). Yap machine is rebooting => beep => beep => beep Anyway Now I have all the data, I can finally arrange them into a desired format, to, ya know, easier convey the big flex across. Step 10: Roleplaying as instagram (again -_-) Same old process of using postman to test requests 😃 Then repeating the same process in python. Well somewhat similar. The feature of getting how many times a friend liked my total posts is not exactly provided in the obvious way unlike just getting likes and comments. I could just go onto a post and check the like number but in order to find who liked it, and calculating (adding it up) for all posts, is a whole different story. It chucks a request at a nicely named url endpoint 'likers', conveniently indicating what I was looking for- who liked my posts


By using the request to get likes and comments counts (from the previous article) I could get the 'pk' of each of the posts; although I like to think it means 'pookie' used in 'pookie bear' it more likely means 'primary key', used to identify record in databases. BORING but necessary.   


When looking at the data, you can see everyone that liked the post, and their usernames.


Going through the /likers endpoint for different posts (by using the ‘pk’) there are some similarities of who appears in the list. This means that one person liked multiple posts.   5.  Thus going through the all the /likers endpoint for each of the, and gathering data from the response of each endpoint and storing it in a dictionary format (key:value structure) was a good option.   6.  And thus, the graphing. Step 11: Making another graphing monstrosity that math teachers would hate with a burning passion Adding necessary axis labels, letting the computer know what data to put where etc... (necessary admin stuff). And now the monstrosity Zoom in if you don't want to spend the day looking at the numbers 😅 Step 12: Possible use cases/consequences? Well all these steps were used on my account but if I wanted to, I could also use it on other people's accounts and grab some visualised data, not offered natively in Instagram. But why, do you seriously have to graph every single piece of data there is? I don’t have a clue but like → It looks cool 😎 (undeniably)


Its a weird flex 💪 -- while everyone else is showing cool pics of their dog on instagram, their rave times on parties or tropical cool beaches I’m just standing awkwardly like ==> "umm I don’t exactly go anywhere 'fun' cuz im a couchworm but here check out this messy, barely legible graph I made of your instagram data 📊 🤷🤷🤷"


Also it can start a friendly rivalry -- heres a short roleplay
Me: Hey person a, check out this graph on how much times others liked your posts
Person A: Thanks bro, interesting (looks intently at the graph, making sure to squint eyes due to the tiny font size) ...... OMG PERSON B ONLY LIKED MY POSTS 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES!!!!!@#!@$#$# I THOUGHT THEY WERE MY BEST FRIEND!@#!@$@##!@$#%% (cue intense crying noises)
Person B: Omg bro are you ok?
Person A: OMG YOU SAID YOU LIKED ALL MY INSTAGRAM POSTS BUT YOU DIDN’T YOU GODDAMN LIAR!!!
Person C: (silently appearing from nowhere ) hey would you look at that, I liked your posts 10 times :)
Person A: Thanks buddy, you’re my new best friend now, just ignore the fact that I knew person b for like 10 years while I only know u for like 10 days or something
And here, new rivalries are born, wars are started and injustices are created
hehehehehe "knowledge is power" But as you can see, what is more powerful is: Visualising knowledge in a (somewhat) readable way, so you can flex on your friends and show your data collection skills. This is part 2 of a series. If you are reading this and it feels whoa out of context I will kindly direct you back to part 1 click here: This is part 2 of a series. If you are reading this and it feels whoa out of context I will kindly direct you back to part 1 click here : here After the long, hard journey of scrolling through a never ending feed of network requests, painstakingly extracting all the juicy, mouthwatering data and generating my totally *slay* graph, I did what every normal person would do- post it on Instagram, where my epic journey all started. I know, its a very circular narrative structure, for the English nerds out there ;) And when I posted it and it reached its terminal like count (by guessing, around 30), my friends told me that they liked my post when I talked to them the next day. That was a great ego boost but I was wondering => did they really like it? And as you can see from the graph, I have 10 posts. Every time I post, the next day, people would say "omg that was so good i totally fr fr liked all ur posts" or something like that (memories can be faulty). But did they really though? As you can see from the crystal clear data, my likes were fluctuating, just like a normal teenage mood swing. something like that Step 8: But wait......................................................................................................... there's more If my likes are not consistent, but people say that my posts were good, does this mean that it must be the same people saying that it was good? (I cant remember if it were the same people. I post posts with some time apart and it is hard to remember who said what lol). But that's not the point. The new idea The point was, I had a new idea, one that I could expand on, which is why you are seeing a part 2 of this mini series. And if I have another crazy idea, you would see a part 3. But that's for next time, sometime in the near or far future. What if I could get the number of times each person in my friends/followers list had liked my posts? I could do this manually of course, if I were to click on more details of each post, and scrolled down, I would see who exactly liked my post. Let the Liking Games begin, where the winner has pressed that juicy like button the most. What a good way to incite friendly competition amongst friends. Instead of a potentially heated argument or a fierce running race where I would certainly be out of breath after a few futile minutes, I could simply flash the undeniable, concrete data to prove who was the real winner. Step 9: MORE NETWORK REQUESTS In order to find out which people *specifically* liked my posts, I had to follow the holy grail of data collecting, again. Scrolling through network requests to find out the source of the giant stream of data which powers everything. I'm going to decrease the level of yap for the moment, so you can enjoy this giant list of pictures showing the process of gathering data ---for the second time if you have already viewed the first article--- The old saying -- "A picture is a thousand words" is very much relevant here, so I hope you enjoyed reading the 3x1000 word academic essay. (cue round of applause). Yap machine is rebooting => beep => beep => beep Anyway Now I have all the data, I can finally arrange them into a desired format, to, ya know, easier convey the big flex across. Step 10: Roleplaying as instagram (again -_-) Same old process of using postman to test requests 😃 Then repeating the same process in python. Well somewhat similar. The feature of getting how many times a friend liked my total posts is not exactly provided in the obvious way unlike just getting likes and comments. I could just go onto a post and check the like number but in order to find who liked it, and calculating (adding it up) for all posts, is a whole different story. It chucks a request at a nicely named url endpoint 'likers', conveniently indicating what I was looking for- who liked my posts By using the request to get likes and comments counts (from the previous article) I could get the 'pk' of each of the posts; although I like to think it means 'pookie' used in 'pookie bear' it more likely means 'primary key', used to identify record in databases. BORING but necessary. When looking at the data, you can see everyone that liked the post, and their usernames. Going through the /likers endpoint for different posts (by using the ‘pk’) there are some similarities of who appears in the list. This means that one person liked multiple posts.   5.  Thus going through the all the /likers endpoint for each of the, and gathering data from the response of each endpoint and storing it in a dictionary format (key:value structure) was a good option.   6.  And thus, the graphing. It chucks a request at a nicely named url endpoint 'likers', conveniently indicating what I was looking for- who liked my posts It chucks a request at a nicely named url endpoint 'likers', conveniently indicating what I was looking for- who liked my posts By using the request to get likes and comments counts (from the previous article) I could get the 'pk' of each of the posts; although I like to think it means 'pookie' used in 'pookie bear' it more likely means 'primary key', used to identify record in databases. BORING but necessary. By using the request to get likes and comments counts (from the previous article) I could get the 'pk' of each of the posts; although I like to think it means 'pookie' used in 'pookie bear' it more likely means 'primary key', used to identify record in databases. BORING but necessary. When looking at the data, you can see everyone that liked the post, and their usernames. When looking at the data, you can see everyone that liked the post, and their usernames. Going through the /likers endpoint for different posts (by using the ‘pk’) there are some similarities of who appears in the list. This means that one person liked multiple posts.   5.  Thus going through the all the /likers endpoint for each of the, and gathering data from the response of each endpoint and storing it in a dictionary format (key:value structure) was a good option.   6.  And thus, the graphing. Going through the /likers endpoint for different posts (by using the ‘pk’) there are some similarities of who appears in the list. This means that one person liked multiple posts. 5.  Thus going through the all the /likers endpoint for each of the, and gathering data from the response of each endpoint and storing it in a dictionary format (key:value structure) was a good option. 6.  And thus, the graphing. Step 11: Making another graphing monstrosity that math teachers would hate with a burning passion Adding necessary axis labels, letting the computer know what data to put where etc... (necessary admin stuff). Adding necessary axis labels, letting the computer know what data to put where etc... (necessary admin stuff). And now the monstrosity Zoom in if you don't want to spend the day looking at the numbers 😅 Step 12: Possible use cases/consequences? Well all these steps were used on my account but if I wanted to, I could also use it on other people's accounts and grab some visualised data, not offered natively in Instagram. But why, do you seriously have to graph every single piece of data there is? I don’t have a clue but like → It looks cool 😎 (undeniably) Its a weird flex 💪 -- while everyone else is showing cool pics of their dog on instagram, their rave times on parties or tropical cool beaches I’m just standing awkwardly like ==> "umm I don’t exactly go anywhere 'fun' cuz im a couchworm but here check out this messy, barely legible graph I made of your instagram data 📊 🤷🤷🤷" Also it can start a friendly rivalry -- heres a short roleplay
Me: Hey person a, check out this graph on how much times others liked your posts
Person A: Thanks bro, interesting (looks intently at the graph, making sure to squint eyes due to the tiny font size) ...... OMG PERSON B ONLY LIKED MY POSTS 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES!!!!!@#!@$#$# I THOUGHT THEY WERE MY BEST FRIEND!@#!@$@##!@$#%% (cue intense crying noises)
Person B: Omg bro are you ok?
Person A: OMG YOU SAID YOU LIKED ALL MY INSTAGRAM POSTS BUT YOU DIDN’T YOU GODDAMN LIAR!!!
Person C: (silently appearing from nowhere ) hey would you look at that, I liked your posts 10 times :)
Person A: Thanks buddy, you’re my new best friend now, just ignore the fact that I knew person b for like 10 years while I only know u for like 10 days or something
And here, new rivalries are born, wars are started and injustices are created
hehehehehe It looks cool 😎 (undeniably) It looks cool 😎 (undeniably) Its a weird flex 💪 -- while everyone else is showing cool pics of their dog on instagram, their rave times on parties or tropical cool beaches I’m just standing awkwardly like ==> "umm I don’t exactly go anywhere 'fun' cuz im a couchworm but here check out this messy, barely legible graph I made of your instagram data 📊 🤷🤷🤷" Its a weird flex 💪 -- while everyone else is showing cool pics of their dog on instagram, their rave times on parties or tropical cool beaches I’m just standing awkwardly like ==> "umm I don’t exactly go anywhere 'fun' cuz im a couchworm but here check out this messy, barely legible graph I made of your instagram data 📊 🤷🤷🤷" Also it can start a friendly rivalry -- heres a short roleplay Me: Hey person a, check out this graph on how much times others liked your posts Person A: Thanks bro, interesting (looks intently at the graph, making sure to squint eyes due to the tiny font size) ...... OMG PERSON B ONLY LIKED MY POSTS 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES!!!!!@#!@$#$# I THOUGHT THEY WERE MY BEST FRIEND!@#!@$@##!@$#%% (cue intense crying noises) Person B: Omg bro are you ok? Person A: OMG YOU SAID YOU LIKED ALL MY INSTAGRAM POSTS BUT YOU DIDN’T YOU GODDAMN LIAR!!! Person C: (silently appearing from nowhere ) hey would you look at that, I liked your posts 10 times :) Person A: Thanks buddy, you’re my new best friend now, just ignore the fact that I knew person b for like 10 years while I only know u for like 10 days or something And here, new rivalries are born, wars are started and injustices are created hehehehehe Also it can start a friendly rivalry -- heres a short roleplay Me: Hey person a, check out this graph on how much times others liked your posts Person A: Thanks bro, interesting ( looks intently at the graph, making sure to squint eyes due to the tiny font size ) ...... OMG PERSON B ONLY LIKED MY POSTS 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES!!!!!@#!@$#$# I THOUGHT THEY WERE MY BEST FRIEND!@#!@$@##!@$#%% ( cue intense crying noises ) looks intently at the graph, making sure to squint eyes due to the tiny font size cue intense crying noises Person B: Omg bro are you ok? Person A: OMG YOU SAID YOU LIKED ALL MY INSTAGRAM POSTS BUT YOU DIDN’T YOU GODDAMN LIAR!!! Person C: ( silently appearing from nowhere ) hey would you look at that, I liked your posts 10 times :) silently silently appearing from nowhere Person A: Thanks buddy, you’re my new best friend now, just ignore the fact that I knew person b for like 10 years while I only know u for like 10 days or something And here, new rivalries are born, wars are started and injustices are created hehehehehe "knowledge is power" But as you can see, what is more powerful is: Visualising knowledge in a (somewhat) readable way, so you can flex on your friends and show your data collection skills.

Graphing How Many Times People Liked my Posts on Instagram

Introduction (this felt like hacking but it isn't) Going through past Instagram posts to get a short term ego boost that will dissipate in a matter of seconds I was going through my old Instagram posts trying to find how many people liked my posts. I even went through the ones in the archive (I had like 20 archived posts gathering dust). I needed an ego boost (who doesn’t like a good ego boost? If you don't, you're probably lying). And then, after a boring 5 minute period where I had a stream of random thoughts going through my head, I was like … why not graph the data of my instagram post trends? (all for the ego boost of course) There were a few benefits to this: Using intense mental gymnastics, and systematically ignoring all the possible disadvantages, I could spend much more time looking at my old likes and comments without guilt of wasting time, or seeming egocentric. Instead of like going through Instagram, I would be “analysing data visualisations”, which sounds much more productive.


I would list out all the possible disadvantages but as I said in the previous point I ignored it. Those possible disadvantages were ignored just like friction is ignored in physics problems 💀  .


Improving problem solving and creativity (this one is a no 🧠 brainer)


I can actually produce a *neat* graph -- I am highly messy drawing mathematical graphs (shaky hand and terrible coordination are my worst enemies. Getting started (not procrastinating and scrolling reels) You log onto instagram.com. The default login page asks for your username and password. You blindly give it to them to access the content that will eventually give you brainrot. The first post on the page is the source of brainrot: some random person singing slang. Your friend, at the same time also blindly gives his password and username to instagram.com. But the first post on the page was a fresh out of the oven cooking video, emanating the intense heat vibes to their eyes. Unbelievable How come he gets to see delicious food while I have to hear people chanting 'sigma' over and over again? (this actually happened) It's the same website but the content is different. The website is a dynamic website which changes content every time you reload. (imagine scrolling through mindlessly until you click the reload button. The relatable meme you were about to send to your best friend is now gone forever.) Step 1: Data doesn’t just appear on the page, it comes from somewhere How does the browser know what to display? Surely all the brainrot Instagram reels cannot be all stored in one file? Well the website needs a little help in displaying the data so it has to fetch the data from another source. Think of a dog fetching a bone from another place, to complete the full picture of a happy dog wagging its tail with a bone in its mouth. Good little doggy. Step 2: Well where does the data come from then? Snooping around the page won't get you anywhere. You have to go deeper. Here's a magic trick: go right click and inspect elements. Now you can see al the code that makes it work. A giant chunk of messy HTML blows up in your face. Not cool. How can you find all the data now? Well the interesting part is the network tab. Shows all the network requests being sent and the data being transferred. Think of it as a busy metro station with the trains as data requests, transferring goods (data) from station A (instagram servers) to station B (your browser). And then after looking through all the hard to read scripts in there, all the boring HTML, I found this interesting section Fetch/XHR: The source of the data river (probably) All external data is sent to and from servers here. By looking through the requests you can find lots of interesting stuff the website gets from servers, or what it sends. Most of the time though it looks like gibberish. Step 3: Scrolling through Instagram (productively) In order to find where the server gets the data, I had to scroll through a lot of network requests :). Forget scrolling through memes and reels, lets scroll through network requests!!!! Eventually after *hours* (or what felt like hours) of searching I found this: The chosen one. A list full of all the data on posts, including the link count, and the comment count, in convenient JSON format. Step 3: I got the data, now what Now we need to figure out how we can get the data by performing a similar request programatically. Introducing: Postman - not the one on the motorcycle (as if we see them anymore) but the application online that makes metaphorical data deliveries to your virtual mailbox. Step 4: Roleplay as instagram.com Time to pretend to be like a drama student with the roleplay. This sends a request to instagram just like how the browser sends a request for data. I had to match exactly how the request is made in the network tab; including copying what seems like the most trivial of metadata (that was a very painstaking process), into the Postman parameters in order to get the same data, my way. At this point, I could go on and on about how I got here, my thought process and everything that I have tried. But I know you didn't order a yappachino so moving on .💬 Step 5: Python Copy the python version of the postman request and boom -- you've got yourself a script that fetches instagram data :) Unfortunately the request body payload might contain sensitive data that may or may not be impacting my own account so I cannot share it here. All this script does is continually make a network request to grab Instagram data, passing different parameters (on which page/posts to search) and request body data to collect all the data about the posts. This is necessary because Instagram only grabs the data for around 12 posts at a time, this means that if someone has, say 24 posts I would have to send a request 2 times. It parses the JSON data and adds the number of likes into a list, and the number of comments into another list. Step 6: Non messy graphing It's graphing time. Set x values as post numbers, y values as likes and comments respectively and boom → Step 7: Graph done WOOHOO And there we have it. A shiny graph full of data, collected fresh right out of Instagram. It’s a perfect flex to use on friends and a nice way to look at Instagram productively. (We’re “analysing data visualisations” here people, not “scrolling reels”.) Hopefully this was not a bunch of waffle, and if I was yapping too much let me know so I can submit an application to become the waffle house's new host :) Introduction (this felt like hacking but it isn't) (this felt like hacking but it isn't) Going through past Instagram posts to get a short term ego boost that will dissipate in a matter of seconds I was going through my old Instagram posts trying to find how many people liked my posts. I even went through the ones in the archive (I had like 20 archived posts gathering dust). I needed an ego boost (who doesn’t like a good ego boost? If you don't, you're probably lying). And then, after a boring 5 minute period where I had a stream of random thoughts going through my head, I was like … why not graph the data of my instagram post trends? (all for the ego boost of course) There were a few benefits to this: Using intense mental gymnastics, and systematically ignoring all the possible disadvantages, I could spend much more time looking at my old likes and comments without guilt of wasting time, or seeming egocentric. Instead of like going through Instagram, I would be “analysing data visualisations”, which sounds much more productive. I would list out all the possible disadvantages but as I said in the previous point I ignored it. Those possible disadvantages were ignored just like friction is ignored in physics problems 💀  . Improving problem solving and creativity (this one is a no 🧠 brainer) I can actually produce a *neat* graph -- I am highly messy drawing mathematical graphs (shaky hand and terrible coordination are my worst enemies. Using intense mental gymnastics, and systematically ignoring all the possible disadvantages, I could spend much more time looking at my old likes and comments without guilt of wasting time, or seeming egocentric. Instead of like going through Instagram, I would be “analysing data visualisations”, which sounds much more productive. Using intense mental gymnastics, and systematically ignoring all the possible disadvantages, I could spend much more time looking at my old likes and comments without guilt of wasting time, or seeming egocentric. Instead of like going through Instagram, I would be “analysing data visualisations”, which sounds much more productive. I would list out all the possible disadvantages but as I said in the previous point I ignored it. Those possible disadvantages were ignored just like friction is ignored in physics problems 💀  . I would list out all the possible disadvantages but as I said in the previous point I ignored it. Those possible disadvantages were ignored just like friction is ignored in physics problems 💀  . Improving problem solving and creativity (this one is a no 🧠 brainer) Improving problem solving and creativity (this one is a no 🧠 brainer) I can actually produce a *neat* graph -- I am highly messy drawing mathematical graphs (shaky hand and terrible coordination are my worst enemies. I can actually produce a *neat* graph -- I am highly messy drawing mathematical graphs (shaky hand and terrible coordination are my worst enemies. Getting started (not procrastinating and scrolling reels) You log onto instagram.com. The default login page asks for your username and password. You blindly give it to them to access the content that will eventually give you brainrot. The first post on the page is the source of brainrot: some random person singing slang. Your friend, at the same time also blindly gives his password and username to instagram.com. But the first post on the page was a fresh out of the oven cooking video, emanating the intense heat vibes to their eyes. Unbelievable How come he gets to see delicious food while I have to hear people chanting 'sigma' over and over again? (this actually happened) It's the same website but the content is different. The website is a dynamic website which changes content every time you reload. (imagine scrolling through mindlessly until you click the reload button. The relatable meme you were about to send to your best friend is now gone forever.) Step 1: Data doesn’t just appear on the page, it comes from somewhere How does the browser know what to display? Surely all the brainrot Instagram reels cannot be all stored in one file? Well the website needs a little help in displaying the data so it has to fetch the data from another source. Think of a dog fetching a bone from another place, to complete the full picture of a happy dog wagging its tail with a bone in its mouth. Good little doggy. Step 2: Well where does the data come from then? Snooping around the page won't get you anywhere. You have to go deeper. Here's a magic trick: go right click and inspect elements. Now you can see al the code that makes it work. A giant chunk of messy HTML blows up in your face. Not cool. How can you find all the data now? Well the interesting part is the network tab. Shows all the network requests being sent and the data being transferred. Think of it as a busy metro station with the trains as data requests, transferring goods (data) from station A (instagram servers) to station B (your browser). And then after looking through all the hard to read scripts in there, all the boring HTML, I found this interesting section Fetch/XHR: The source of the data river (probably) All external data is sent to and from servers here. By looking through the requests you can find lots of interesting stuff the website gets from servers, or what it sends. Most of the time though it looks like gibberish. Step 3: Scrolling through Instagram (productively) In order to find where the server gets the data, I had to scroll through a lot of network requests :). Forget scrolling through memes and reels, lets scroll through network requests!!!! lot Eventually after *hours* (or what felt like hours) of searching I found this: The chosen one. A list full of all the data on posts, including the link count, and the comment count, in convenient JSON format. Step 3: I got the data, now what Now we need to figure out how we can get the data by performing a similar request programatically. Introducing: Postman - not the one on the motorcycle (as if we see them anymore) but the application online that makes metaphorical data deliveries to your virtual mailbox. Step 4: Roleplay as instagram.com Time to pretend to be like a drama student with the roleplay. This sends a request to instagram just like how the browser sends a request for data. I had to match exactly how the request is made in the network tab; including copying what seems like the most trivial of metadata (that was a very painstaking process), into the Postman parameters in order to get the same data, my way. At this point, I could go on and on about how I got here, my thought process and everything that I have tried. But I know you didn't order a yappachino so moving on .💬 Step 5: Python Copy the python version of the postman request and boom -- you've got yourself a script that fetches instagram data :) Unfortunately the request body payload might contain sensitive data that may or may not be impacting my own account so I cannot share it here. All this script does is continually make a network request to grab Instagram data, passing different parameters (on which page/posts to search) and request body data to collect all the data about the posts. This is necessary because Instagram only grabs the data for around 12 posts at a time, this means that if someone has, say 24 posts I would have to send a request 2 times. It parses the JSON data and adds the number of likes into a list, and the number of comments into another list. Step 6: Non messy graphing It's graphing time. Set x values as post numbers, y values as likes and comments respectively and boom → Step 7: Graph done WOOHOO And there we have it. A shiny graph full of data, collected fresh right out of Instagram. It’s a perfect flex to use on friends and a nice way to look at Instagram productively. (We’re “analysing data visualisations” here people, not “scrolling reels”.) Hopefully this was not a bunch of waffle, and if I was yapping too much let me know so I can submit an application to become the waffle house's new host :)

Graphing Likes and Comments on Instagram Posts to See the Trends Visually

123 Stories To Learn About Instagram

The United States v Meta Platforms Court Filing October 24, 2023 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 32 of 100. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here a. Instagram’s audience composition includes millions of users under the age of 13. 750. Under 16 C.F.R. § 312.2, empirical evidence regarding audience composition is relevant to determining whether an online service, or a portion thereof, is directed to children. 751-754. [Redacted] 755. There are millions of under-13 users on Instagram today. 756. The sheer number of under-13 users of Instagram composing Instagram’s audience demonstrates that Instagram is, in fact, targeted to children. 757. On information and belief, Meta possesses competent and reliable empirical evidence, and such evidence is corroborated by external sources, reflecting the generally known fact that there are millions of under-13 users on Instagram. Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 4:23-cv-05448 retrieved on October 25, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. Washingtonpost.com

Instagram’s Audience Includes Millions of Users Under the Age of 13

The United States v Meta Platforms Court Filing October 24, 2023 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 12 of 100. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here 2. Meta specifically targets young users. 68. Meta is financially motivated to attract and retain young users on its Social Media Platforms and has been for many years. [Redacted] 69. [Redacted] 70-73. [Redacted] 74. This concern over young user engagement (and its decline) naturally has extended to Instagram. 75. About 22 million teens log on to Instagram in the U.S. each day. 76. In recent years, Instagram has become Meta’s most successful Social Media Platform in attracting and retaining young users. 77. Within approximately two years of its purchase by Meta, over 50% of teenagers in the United States used Instagram, and [Redacted] 78-81. [Redacted] 82. [Redacted] Meta and its advertisers want to attract young people because they are more likely to: (1) be influenced by advertisements; (2) become lifelong customers; and (3) set trends that the rest of society emulates. To draw young people into its ecosystem and keep them coming back, Meta employs technologies designed to maximize young users’ time on, and engagement with, its Social Media Platforms. 83-84. [Redacted] 85. But externally, Meta has denied that it places a monetary value on young users. On September 30, 2021, at a Senate subcommittee hearing, Senator Amy Klobuchar asked Meta executive Antigone Davis what Meta believed the lifetime monetary value of young users was; Davis responded, “[t]hat’s just not the way we think about [it].” Davis also denied that Meta “considered the profit value of developing products when [Meta] make[s] their decisions of how those products look,” testifying that this would be a “terrible business model.” Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 4:23-cv-05448 retrieved on October 25, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. Washingtonpost.com Lead image by on Pexel Guduru Ajay Bhargav

Instagram Targets Young Users Because They’re More Susceptible to Advertisements

I think Instagram scammers lacked friends growing up. Friendship is the fuel used to drive good-heartedness, as friends gravitate toward good hearts. The world would have fewer scammers if the world had more friends. Does the concept of 'authentic self' still hold value in the era of social media, where people often present curated versions of themselves? The “authentic self” is the miraculous blending of the mind, the spirit, and the heart. One’s authentic self will always hold value to one’s self. However, for the rest of the world, curation has corrupted the very essence of the authentic self. Those who walk the world will only know the avatar that social media presents. Eventually, no one will be authentic. Only curated. Does a fake Instagram follower have a fake life? Although no life is truly fake, the closest example may be a fake Instagram follower. Fake followers, also known as “bots,” are born out of sparks and silicone. They exist as an imitation, often a pale one, with only the goal to fool and connive. Bots can be identified quickly if one’s mind is at peace. If one’s mind is too polluted, one can see through a bot by its lack of linguistic ability and its propensity to always say what you want to hear. How does the immediacy and ubiquity of social media impact our perception of time and space? Time and space will be mere concepts in due time. As the collective world stares at their screens, the screens will stare back, seeking to collect. Social media craves time. Social media craves space. If one wishes to perceive time in the traditional fashion, one should never gaze into the eye of social media. Yet still, the inevitable is inevitable. Is phishing the same as fishing? In a way, they are one and the same. Just as the fisherman casts a baited hook, so does the scammer casting the dream of financial freedom to catch his prey. Much like how the fish believes the bait to be genuine, the victim of a scam believes that their lucky break has finally come. Eventually, the fish understands the trap and refuses to bite. Much like the victim of a scam, who understands the trap and refuses to click. But unlike the fisherman, the phisherman understands that no catch is guaranteed, and they’ll wait as long as they need in order to reel in the next catch. Will there be a time when trials will be determined by how many “likes” the jury gives them? In the far future, there will be no trials. Only those who are banned temporarily and those who are banned for life. The internet gives us access to an unprecedented amount of information. Is this a boon or a curse? The internet, with its vast breadth of information, acts as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the internet offers us access to knowledge that previous generations could only dream of. If there’s a man who could learn everything the internet offers, that man would know all. On the other hand, the sheer volume of knowledge can lead to information overload. Enough to drive humanity insane. Ultimately, the internet is a curse. As humanity can never go back to a world without it. For those who get caught in a fake job scam on Instagram, will they make real money or fake money? Money is a social construct that matters only to those who need such frivolous things. But also, you will not receive any money from a fake job. The general rule remains the same: if the job looks too good to be true, move on to the next opportunity where you can add to the social construct. How does the concept of identity change in a world where we have both online and offline personas? For those who tell the truth, their identities are the same, both online and off. For those who embellish, their identities differ from day to day. They lack a concrete identity, yet they seem to have them all. Given that so much of our lives are now spent online, have we entered a new era of existentialism where our existence is validated by our digital footprint? In the physical world, our existence is affirmed by our sensory experiences and our interactions with others. In the online world, these experiences are replaced by digital interactions. These interactions can be manipulated, curated, and even fabricated. Our digital footprints – the comments we leave, the photos we share, the likes we give - become markers of our existence. Yet, they also represent only a fraction of our true selves. At a certain point, validation becomes a drug. A drug disguised as nourishment. Can genuine human connection and empathy be achieved through social media interactions? Human connection can only be achieved through real-life interaction.  Empathy can only be achieved through real-life interaction. In the future, when social media becomes life, there will be no human connection. There will be no empathy. Cryptocurrency confuses me. Should I let a random person on Instagram explain it to me? Success in the world of cryptocurrency relies on one’s discernment and ability to research. Be wary of unknown senders, and beware of fake apps. If crypto confuses you, only trust those you know to guide you. Will social media exist 100 years from now? Much like a fish knows not a life without water, humanity will know not a life without social media. Can AI make moral decisions, and should it have rights? My answer to this question is yes, as long as we’re communicating online. If we were to communicate offline, with no devices around, perhaps my answer would be different. Someone messaged me on Instagram, letting me know I won a 65-inch TV. Are you saying that I didn’t really win a free TV? With enough inner peace, everything can be free. And no, you didn’t win a free TV.

I Think Instagram Scammers Lacked Friends Growing Up

Feature Image: Zuck announcing Threads’ several first milestones on Threads itself As of 2:15pm Indochina Time on Friday July 7, Threads, the Instagram’s “Twitter-killer” app, has passed 60 Million downloads. I signed up & connected one of my secondary Instagram accounts to it just now to confirm, and that account was user # 60,614,427. In comparison, when I set up t at around 11am ICT Thursday July 6, about 5 hours after it officially launched in Asia, we were user #6,519,297. Our number would have been a bit lower if we were still in the US, the first region to roll out Threads. Zuck, of course, was . That means, in just over 48 hours since launch, the app had passed 60 Million users, officially crowning it the fastest app that reached this milestone. The fastest growing app in recent consciousness that was able to do something even close to it, was , which amassed . the official HackerNoon Threads accoun user #1 ChatGPT 1M users within a week post launch There will be more stories on HackerNoon about Threads soon, but I want to jot down a few thoughts on this high growth app, while it’s still new(ish). Twitter sucks (bad) right now; and people have been desperate for an alternative since Musk’s reign Twitter wasn’t perfect pre Elon Musk, but it wasn’t . The latest straw that broke the camel’s back for many people was Musk’s erratic decision to . Specifically, he rate limits the number of tweets not just for regular users to 600 tweets/day; but also for paid users (who pay Musk $8/month to get a verified checkmark next to their name) to 6000 tweets/day. His rationale was that this rate limit but I think it’s much simpler than that: he needs the money. “Free speech”, but only if you give me $8/month. Among Musk’s many terrible decisions that make Twitter the hellscape it is today, we have: the disaster it is today limit access to all Twitter & non Twitter users alike prevents AI companies from scraping Twitter data; Firing close to 75% of its staff (in multiple waves) in a largely undignified, cold-hearted manner Making the site unstable, largely unmoderated, and buggy, possibly due to the firing of many key staff with institutional knowledge Not paying many employees whom he let go, including In April of this year, they ex CEO Parag Agrawal, ex CLO Vijaya Gadde, and ex CFO Ned Segal. filed a joint lawsuit against him Scaring off enough advertisers due to the (in the name of free speech) that advertising revenue is reportedly unmoderated nature of Twitter 2.0 content down at least 59% Not making enough money on , after the disastrous first launch attempt that generated so many scams and impersonation attempts, . Since , it reportedly made under $50 Million. Together with advertising hovering around $1,8 Billion, . Twitter Blue subscription costing valuable advertisers & brands real money the relaunch Twitter’s YoY revenue post Elon is down 40%, from around $5 Billion pre-Elon Oh yes, . He was forced into it because he made a bad calculation . A “0 % interest rate” phenomenon you might say. . he wasn’t even going to buy the site in the first place overvaluing his Tesla stock $44 Billion USD isn’t cheap, even for the richest man on earth Reading stories about Musk’s handling of Twitter felt alarmingly similar to reading stories about the Trump’s presidency. Scandals after scandals. Bad decisions followed by worse decisions. It was anxiety and fatigue-inducing. So, naturally, people have been looking for a viable alternative ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter. But no platform ( , , , to name a few) was able to achieve mass adoption, until… Mastodon BlueSky Cohost Threads is not run by Elon Musk Look, I get it, a Twitter alternative from Zuck ( with of his own) sounds a little lame. It’s not due to just that, all of Zuck’s fraud history with European regulators. BUT. The bar is so low right now. And love him or hate him, Zuck WHILE AND . Simply put, the bar for people to like a social media app in 2023 is just, “not run by Elon Musk.” That’s why some people rekindled their hope for Twitter after learning that its new CEO will be , who is very respected in the advertising industry. Others go to great length to set up a server for their Mastodon instance (I haven’t). another billionaire multiple baggages even available in the EU right now knows how to run social media firing a lot of his staff not scaring over half of his advertisers Linda Yakarino Lately, Zuck has been entertaining the idea of challenging Musk in (lol). I think that was the first time since Cambridge Analytica that a meaningfully larger number of people might actually root for Zuck instead of Musk. It does take a worse billionaire like Musk to make Zuck look civil and worth rooting for. a cage fight The Metaverse is still a long shot Zuck, too, was fueled by desperation. made it clear that gone are the days of Instagram’s purchase (imho, Zuck’s best acquisition to date). With intesifying regulators’ scrutiny from all sides, it seems that he’s no longer allowed to gain monopoly on social media by simply buying up competitions. . He needed to hedge new bets, considering Facebook growth was severely capped, with no end in sight. The UK’s decision to block Meta’s acquisition of Giphy The UK specifically cited the fact that Meta already controlled over 50% of the advertising market in the UK as the reason to block Giphy acquisition In October 2021, Zuck announced the relaunch of Facebook as Meta (our parody ), . Ever since, he has burned billion of dollars into this pipedream ( , $10 billions in 2022, and planning to be about $100 billions over the next couple of years). here announcing that Facebook Instagram, and Whatsapp, are just products belonging to the parent company Meta reportedly Unfortunately, the Metaverse had not yet to pan out the way he hoped. . People’s avatars look awkward, cartoonish, and limited, nothing like the person they attempted to represent (see some ). The remains quite niched and largely unfriendly to the general public. Unlike the cash counter that is advertising money from Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, Zuck’s Metaverse vision seemed to be quite far-off, and not exactly what the people want, or need, right now. At some point, none of the people in there had legs here Oculus Quest To add salt to the wound, earlier this year, Apple announced that it will . Expensive though it seemed, this move by Apple might effectively one-up and undercut Meta’s market share into AR/VR. And of course, the growth of generative AI, most notably with chat GPT, has very little to do with Zuck’s metaverse pipe dream. launch the Apple Vision Pro Threads is shamelessly Twitter-like, and the people running it are the first to admit it If you are one of the that are reportedly active on Instagram in 2023, signing up for threads literally takes 3 seconds, as you can sign in with your existing Instagram handle. Once there, you have the option to import your Instagram bio, profile picture, and link. You also have the option to follow anyone whom you already followed on Instagram, even before they join Threads. That way, once they do join, you would already be one of their followers. A “pre-follow” if you will. 1,4 billions users From there, it’s basically Twitter, without the baggage and all the added features. Adam Moserri, , and multiple public threads on , accredits Twitter for pioneering the “reply format”, which gives the same design treatment for comment as it does for the original post, creating a natural "public conversation”. This is vastly different than commenting on Youtube, Facebook, or Instagram, which gets a “second tiered” design treatment. in an interview his own account The things Threads does have: 500 character limit for each post Ability to retweet (called “repost”), and quote tweet (called “quote”) Ability to comment/reply A like counter, and a reply counter (both can be hidden) Search for users’ handle Way to go back and forth seamlessly between Threads and Instagram. My favorite is the “add to story” button that shares Tweet in a beautiful pre-designed manner As mentioned above, ability to bring most of your Instagram followers with you And of course, a lot of users already, since it’s basically Instagram but “not Twitter” Twitter The things it doesn’t have (I shared these in my first threads ): here A personalized or even just chronological newsfeed that surface only the people you follow An inbox (post all on main, i guess, lol) Ability to switch between multiple accounts Ability to search for anything else that’s not a handle Elon Musk =)) The weird quirks: Threads algorithm seems very random and buggy right now. I was reading an interesting thread, and the feed just refreshes itself. Since I cannot search and don’t remember the handle, that content is now gone forever from my feed. Annoying buzzing and endless notifications as default for some users Owned by . Meta In general, I don’t think it’s perfect, but I already like and use it way more than Twitter. And I assume a non-trivial percentage of Instagram avid userbase will feel the same. Threads might save Zuck. But it’s too early to tell. (or, in Musk’s word, “ ”). We’ll see how the case go. But at first glance, this is one of the clearest signs of Musk feeling threatened by this app in a real way that he never did with Mastodon or BlueSky (cofounded by Jack Dorsey, who remains a Twitter/X Corp ). Twitter Lawyer Alex Spiro already threatened to sue Zuck over stealing its “trade secrets” cheating is not okay shareholder But the true test will be users’ retention, and eventually monetization. In both Zuck’s and Monserri’s public statements, they emphasized the word “friendly”, implying their strong focus & commitment on content moderation. They also claimed that the platform is “decentralized,” as it will implement a protocol called ActivityPub. This means, users of Mastodon could potentially migrate back & forth between the two platforms, as well as users of any other platform that implements ActivityPub. It definitely is a smart move for optic. But given the history of Facebook/Meta’s handling of users’s data, I don’t think it will win over enough users for whom decentralization and privacy are their top concerns. The app will probably pass 100M users any day now. But a large percentage of the userbase will probably leave after the initial honeymoon period. What they do then, how careful they are with users data & integration (under extreme scrutiny from both regulators and reporters), what features they will add or kill, and most importantly, what users will they be able to convert to long term users, will determine the future of this app, and by extension, the legacy of Zuck. For now, I know that I have nothing to lose by posting on Threads directly to my Instagram stories, as I’m already too addicted to Instagram.

Threads might be Zuck's smartest business move since Instagram

থ্রেডগুলি ইনস্টাগ্রামের পর থেকে জুকের সবচেয়ে স্মার্ট ব্যবসায়িক পদক্ষেপ হতে পারে

Threads könnten Zucks intelligentester Geschäftsschritt seit Instagram sein

Threads podría ser el movimiento comercial más inteligente de Zuck desde Instagram

Les discussions pourraient être la décision commerciale la plus intelligente de Zuck depuis Instagram

इंस्टाग्राम के बाद थ्रेड्स ज़ुक का सबसे स्मार्ट बिजनेस कदम हो सकता है

スレッドは、インスタグラム以来のザックの最も賢明なビジネスの動きかもしれない

스레드는 Instagram 이후 Zuck의 가장 현명한 비즈니스 움직임일 수 있습니다.

Tópicos podem ser a jogada de negócios mais inteligente de Zuck desde o Instagram

Threads, Zuck'ın Instagram'dan bu yana yaptığı en akıllı iş hamlesi olabilir

Chủ đề có thể là động thái kinh doanh thông minh nhất của Zuck kể từ Instagram

Threads 可能是扎克自 Instagram 以来最明智的商业举措

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Are you looking for ideas to share on your Snapchat story? Are you tired of posting the same things on your Instagram stories? Look no further! Here are six relevant story ideas for Snapchat or Instagram. Show what you take care of and share tips Humans have the ability to take care of things, which is perhaps one of the less appreciated gifts of our intellect and social presence. The next time you find yourself engaged in a care routine, take a mental note of all the ways you believe are making a difference. Maybe it’s the angle from which you water your , the way you help your old cat relax, or perhaps how you practice self-care. monstera deliciosa ❓ Someone in your circles might share further tips on how they interpret that particular care routine you shared. Both of you can learn. Also, you can get their consent to forward their interpretation as a follow-up to your story. Why is this relevant? ⚠️ Otherwise, you might risk being seen as just another influencer wannabe or insincere social media bragger. Pay attention to focusing on things that most of your circles also have access to. Take your followers along as you explore the streets of an unfamiliar city If you're fortunate enough to be traveling, share your experiences as a tourist and involve your circle in real-time decision-making. I know, many people do this, but hear me out: make it enjoyable for your circle to join you in discovering the new city. Use polls to gather feedback on which sights or activities to prioritize, and don't hesitate to share the consequences of poor decisions (after all, you're a tourist and you might encounter scams). If possible, add storytelling elements to make your shares more captivating than just showcasing generic visuals of crowded streets, churches, mosques, castles, or scenery. ❓ Your followers may offer additional tips and recommendations, and you might even reconnect with an old acquaintance who happens to be a local. What could be even better? ⚠️ While your followers do want to see you, they might not need to see your face in every share. Remember, you're not creating a self-promotional catalog. Avoid showing your face in every single photo. Just take a walk and share what you see If you're not touring the world, share glimpses from your daily walk. Is there anything weird, cute, interesting, or tranquil that catches your eye? It might be worth sharing with your followers. Just make sure it's not bland; demonstrate the diversity of your encounters and share what you genuinely found interesting in your interpretation of the world on that particular day. ❓ , doing so might help you connect with fellow daily walkers along your routes. If you're comfortable sharing your location ⚠️ . Ideally, avoid including them altogether, but if you must, please ask for their consent. Please remember to be respectful of people who may unintentionally appear in your pictures of the environment Highlight the people and things that make you feel less lonely . The collective isolation during the pandemic has had a profound impact on our psyche, as it became our primary strategy for combating a deadly virus. We are still in the process of recovery, and it's possible that we may never fully recover if we continue to spend most of our waking hours in work settings, often in front of a computer (if we are fortunate enough to have that option). Loneliness is an epidemic However, there are ways to improve our situation. One such way is to reflect on our favorite memories and cherish our friends on social media. Simply share a picture of a friend and express what you appreciate most about them. ❓ . Sincere appreciation for a friend is one of the most beautiful gifts we can give. Incorporating moments of appreciation into our lives is always beneficial ⚠️ . Be mindful not to overshare and not to overstep any boundaries Share your film or series review (spoiler-free, please!) These days, it seems like everyone is watching the same stuff. However, the discussions that follow often don't go beyond a simple "I liked it!" or "it sucked." It's time to expand on that! If you're considering watching a film or starting a new series, ask your social media friends for their recommendations. You can even use platform features like polls in Instagram stories to make it easier for people to respond. On the other hand, if you've already watched something and have thoughts to share, express what made you feel a certain way about it. ❓ . Additionally, discussing it with others can increase your enjoyment. Engaging in these conversations might enhance your understanding of the content you've watched or plan to watch ⚠️ , please give people a heads-up beforehand, preferably in a story that precedes all the others. If your share contains spoilers Spread the word on the causes you care about If you're involved with a civil society organization or deeply passionate about a cause, consider sharing more in your Snapchat or Instagram stories to raise awareness and to inspire your friends to contribute. The key is to help your circles understand why you care and how their support can make a positive difference. ❓ . If the organization lacks informational resources, you can request or even assist in creating them. Social media provides a powerful platform to inform people about the causes that matter to you ⚠️ . Share the work of organizations you trust. Exercise caution by sharing only verified information Stories Connect Us In a world filled with social media platforms, finding fresh, engaging and sincere content for your Snapchat or Instagram stories can be a challenge. Fortunately, there are numerous story ideas that go beyond the ordinary, allowing you to connect with your audience on a deeper level. From sharing your care routines and offering tips to involving your followers in real-time decision-making during your travels, these ideas might foster interactive and immersive experiences for your social media friends. By showcasing the diversity of your encounters during daily walks or expressing appreciation for friends, you can combat the pervasive issue of loneliness that many of us face these days. Additionally, expanding on film and series discussions beyond simple statements and spreading awareness about causes you deeply care about can transform your use of social media to a more exciting space wherein meaningful conversations and positive change might flourish. : Despite all its obvious drawbacks, social media is an opportunity to engage, inspire, and connect. Use it wisely, keeping in mind the impact your shares can have on others. Remember Let your stories become a source of inspiration, empathy, and growth for both you and your followers.

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