How have Instagram's corporate decisions changed the way people interact with the world? What are the ways Instagram serves as a lens into contemporary society? What's behind the social media platform's battle for attention? How can we weigh the decisions of a corporation to better understand the environment is creates?

Sarah Frier is the author of "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram" and a reporter covering social media for Bloomberg.

Dr. Jamie Cohen is the founder of the New Media program at Molloy College. He is a digital media culture expert with specific focus on YouTube, memes, emergent media, and digital media literacy. He hosts and co-produces the Digital Void Salon Series.

Josh Chapdelaine is the co-producer of the Digital Void Podcast. He researches digital media, culture, and politics. He holds a MA in Media Studies from Queens College and is the Producer of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human Podcast.

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Credits

Produced by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine

Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine

Our Community Manager is Kayleigh Marinelli

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