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This feature is currently only available to verified users and accounts with over 10,000 followers.
Being verified really just means that Instagram has confirmed you are who you say you are.
Instagram could elect to verify every account, but it chooses not to.
The 10,000 follower mark is also a seemingly random benchmark to designate what a so-called significant following looks like.
That last group is, notably,overwhelmingly white.
Which is to say swipe up is not a thing a diverse group of everyday users have access to.
Thats a missed opportunity.
The platform should take this moment to grant access to all of its users.
Swipe up has never been more useful for good.
Links to places to donate money.
Links to information about protests and marches.
Links to anti-racism educational materials.
Links topowerful articles by black writers.
A key to getting people to take any action online is to make the process as easy as possible.
Universal swipe up enables this accessibility.
Make the feature universal!!
you know what would be helpful right now?
on what’s happening.
Which means resources and information about ongoing actions are getting suppressed.
Theres clearly a demand for swipe up for all, Instagram just needs to provide the supply.
(The account does not appear to have swipe up capabilities, despite its rapidly growing follower count.)
Most people arent looking at bios if they are watching stories.
None of these options allow a viewer to easily click through to multiple outside sources.
Instagram already has the technology to help people help people.
They just have to choose to share it with everyone.
