What Sen. Blumenthal's 'finsta' flub says about Congress' grasp ... - NPR
WEBOct 4, 2021 — The internet pounced on a senator's clumsy ask that Facebook end "finsta," but there was more to take away from a recent hearing about how Congress understands Big Tech.
Teens don't need 'finstas' anymore | Mashable
WEBBy Elena Cavender on December 8, 2021. Are shadow accounts on Instagram a relic of the past for today's teens? Credit: Getty Images/Tatiana Buzmakova. From 2015 to 2018 finstas ruled the teenage...
What is a Finsta Account And Why Are Teens Creating Them? - Parents
WEBJul 31, 2024 — A little more than 50% of high school students have a Finsta account, and more than 70% believe Finsta is a positive way for young people to express themselves, according to the website Appypie.
What Does Finsta Mean? Gen Z & Millennials Share Their Takes - Bustle
WEBOct 13, 2021 — Your finsta — a portmanteau of fake + Instagram — is probably just an account you use to lean into your secret K-pop fandom, or post pictures about your nightstand cup collection, but it does...
What is a ‘Finsta' Account? - The New York Times
WEBSep 30, 2021 — “Finsta,” a slang term, is widely accepted as a contraction of “fake” and “Insta” (short for Instagram). It is neither an official designation nor a type of account offered by Facebook.
Why Sen. Richard Blumenthal's Use of Finsta Went Viral
WEBOct 1, 2021 — Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, asked a Facebook executive during a Senate Commerce subcommittee meeting on if the company would “commit to ending finsta," to online...
Instagram confirms test of 'Flipside,' a feature that turns 'finstas ...
WEBJan 29, 2024 — Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed the company is testing a feature called Flipside — an experiment that would essentially turn users’ “finstas” — their separate, private and more ...
Sen. Blumenthal Asks Facebook If It Would 'Commit to Ending Finsta ...
WEBSep 30, 2021 — A Democratic senator mistook the slang word 'finsta' for one of Facebook's products in a hearing with the company
Why Generation Z are choosing 'Finsta' over 'Insta' - BBC
WEBSep 27, 2019 — A Finsta or a Finstagram is a second account users make to show their "real lives" to a small group of followers. Jamie H. Jamie enjoys posting memes on his Finsta which are less serious than...
What Sen. Blumenthal's 'finsta' flub says about Congress
WEBSep 30, 2021 — The question — “Will you commit to ending finsta?” — asked in earnest by 75-year-old Sen. Richard Blumenthal, was meant to press Facebook about what it could do to better address child exploitation and mental health on its platforms.