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Instagram CEO Talks Removing Likes, Shopping Tab, And Mental Health

Grownkid

Grownkid & Joy Coalition

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.84.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

We Talked To Instagram CEO, Adam Mosseri, about what it’s like being the CEO of the social media giant, why likes were removed, the decision to add a shopping tab, and mental health struggles. We also dived into who Adam was when he was younger and how his experiences then are fundamental to his job now.    Socials: @teenagertherapy   Website: teenagertherapy.com teenagertherapypodcast.com  Send Us Something: P.O. Box 8396 Anaheim, CA 92812 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

quick disclaimer before we start is that the audio, my audio and video did get corrupted

0:06.4

unfortunately.

0:07.4

So, after literally the first minute we're going to switch to a backup recording, which

0:12.2

was unfortunately recorded with my phone.

0:16.1

And so the audio quality on my end won't be as high quality as atoms.

0:20.9

So please excuse that, but anyways, enjoy.

0:35.3

Hey everyone, welcome back to Teenage Therapy, I'm Gai-O.

0:39.1

And today I'm here with a very special guest, Adam, would you like to introduce yourself?

0:44.5

Hi, my name is Adam Mosheri.

0:46.8

I am the head of Instagram and excited to be with you.

0:49.5

So to get right into it, I think that Instagram has long been a dominant force for Gen Z and

0:56.2

youth in general in their social media ecosystem.

0:59.8

But as we move forward and as the app evolves, where do you see Instagram fitting into

1:05.3

Gen Z's social media ecosystem?

1:07.8

I mean, it's a big question to start with, to start straight to the big stuff.

1:12.2

Right now people have come to Instagram primarily for two reasons.

1:15.0

One is to connect with the people they care about most and for young people that's usually

1:19.7

friends, not actually family.

1:22.1

And then they stay also to be entertained, particularly for to see creators, to see what

1:28.9

it's like to live through someone else's eyes or be in someone else's shoes.

1:33.2

Right?

1:34.2

Are you talking about whether you're into athletes or musicians or artists or whatever

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