Instagram Wants a Video Selfie

I promise you if this becomes a social media trend I will disappear offline forever Instagram Record a video of yourself To make sure you're a real person, we need you to record a video selfie. We'll ask you to move your head during the recording to help us capture your face at different angles.

A mock Instagram verification screen asks the user to record a video selfie and move their head at different angles. The joke is that the absurdly invasive verification process is so embarrassing or burdensome that the person would rather disappear offline if it became a social media trend.

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