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>the teens started switching to Snapchat

huh? AFAIK I've heard nothing of the Instagram exodus, and its actually growing. Are we sure that Instagram is actually in a bad spot, or are we just praying for doom and schadenfreude?

The "switching" you speak of has not happened and I've never seen any numbers that back up that claim (specifically, that they're leaving Instagram in favor of Snapchat). Sure, lots of teens are using Snapchat now; doesn't mean they're leaving Instagram.

Sigh. No they use both. Instagram has kept growing.

According to my sister (as well as all the data I've seen and the literature I've read on the subject) the usage of Snapchat and Instagram are BOTH increasing in popularity. The kids aren't as into Facebook though.