Comment on that thread:

> This seems entirely counter-productive and creepy.

Apt description of Instagram in general.

Why? Because they can, and they will.

Leaving these services looks difficult or impossible, until you do it, and the world just keeps spinning.

Ten years ago maybe this causes outrage, but I'm not sure anyone cares in 2026 including potential customers.

IG users were the proverbial product on this free-to-partake vanity fair since its inception.

I actually find this incredible, since this highlights how desperate they are to advertise these glasses

As horrible as it sounds.

For the median user, It really is impossible to have an alternative to instagram / whatsapp / facebook. It is so easy to live in a bubble and say I'll host my own things. but a totally different thing to have a functioning network effects machine.

Something similar happened to me a few years ago. my photo was used in an ad, making it look like I was selling stuff and promoting a page I’d never even clicked on... absolutely mind-blowing....

Is there actual proof that they are doing this. Theres not much to go on in the tweet.

When you don't pay for the product... YOU are the product.

The XKCD for this exact scenario is 14 years old.

https://xkcd.com/1150/