I got Instagram years ago and I thought it was an editing app no-one could see – then something NSFW happened
WHILE many of us look back at our Instagram and cringe at some of the filters we used and captions we wrote, one woman said her early photos take the cake.
When Instagram first came out, she made the false assumption that it was simply a personal editing app rather than a public social media platform.
TikToker Macaile (@macaile) said she accidentally leaked inappropriate photos of herself on Instagram.
In a video, the young blonde began: “Years ago, I had a friend who had a really cute background on her phone, and I said, ‘Omg. That looks so cute. How did you edit it?’
“And she said, ‘I used Instagram.’”
Macaile had never heard of the app, but she downloaded it in the hopes of getting a similar effect on her pics.
“I thought it was just a photo editor app, and I started using it to edit my photos.”
What started as a way to enhance innocent photos like selfies and group shots, turned into something a little more personal.
“Eventually, I started using it to edit more, how shall we say, risqué photos. Because it made them look better to add the filter.
“Without realizing I was creating an entire feed of photos that was public.”
Because she didn’t follow anyone and didn’t have any followers herself, she didn’t think twice about it.
“I just thought, ‘This is great. This is my stream of photos that I’ve edited. It’s just the way that they do it on the app.’”
That all changed after she got a “like” on one of the pictures.
“Imagine my horror when I realized how many photos were just public for the world to see.
Though in the moment she was terrified, now she looks back and laughs.
“They looked great. At least they had a filter on them,” she said humorously.
“But I about died. Deleted my entire feed. Lost all the edits that I had made. Didn’t care. Got them off of there as fast as I possibly could and started over.”
In the comments, however, people said she wasn’t alone.
“I DID THIS TOO omg. Glad I wasn’t the only one,” read one comment.
“Snapchat first came out. I accidentally posted a picture of my legs while sitting on the toilet. Until a friend told me and I immediately deleted,” added another.