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Is the Instagram aesthetic over? Why young influencers think perfection is passé

Last week, an article in The Atlantic made the argument that the Instagram aesthetic is over. Our online columnist Elamin Abdelmahmoud takes a closer look.
The Instagram aesthetic is so 2018. (Georgia de Lotz/Unsplash)

Elamin Abdelmahmoud is Buzzfeed's social media editor and q's online columnist. Every week, he brings us up to speed on the big headlines taking over the internet right now. This week, he joins host Tom Power to talk about how young influencers are abandoning the Instagram look. 

Last week, an article in The Atlantic made the argument that the Instagram aesthetic is over. Have we reached Instagram influencer overload? Is it time to put the "insta" back in Instagram? Abdelmahmoud takes a closer look.

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