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{{Infobox source reliability
 | type			= website
 | shortcut		= WP:RSPINSTAGRAM
 | status		= gu
 | last			= 2026
 | domain1		= instagram.com

 | rfc			= [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 409#RfC: TikTok and Instagram|Rfc]]
 | rfcdate		= 2023

}}

{{WP:RSPIntro|Instagram}}
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== Summary ==
As a [[social networking service]], Instagram is covered by the following policies and guidelines: [[WP:SOCIALMEDIA]], [[WP:RSSELF]], [[WP:SPS]] and [[WP:UGC]].

== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Instagram]]:}}
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{{excerpt|Instagram|paragraphs=1|only=paragraphs|hat=no|references=no|inline=yes}}
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== Discussions ==
{{WP:RSPLinks}}

=== Links ===

==== RSN ====
<div class="source-disc-list">

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 167#Instagram or Facebook for date of birth]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 210#Can the artist's Instagram be used as a source?]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 223#Is a BLP's own Instagram a RS??]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 256#Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blogger and Tumblr, etc.]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 337#MySpace, Instagram, etc.]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 382#Specific case of using Instagram, with limited reason to suspect falsified information]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 407#RfC: Instagram]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 417#Can Instagram be used as a WP:ABOUTSELF if it is the person’s Instagram account?]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 504#Looking to cite an Instagram post by a reliable news source]]

</div>

=== Recency ===
<span class="source-talk-last">{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2026|table=no}}</span>

=== Rfcs ===
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# 2023 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 409#RfC: TikTok and Instagram|Rfc]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
<references />

== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-gu" id="Instagram"
| | {{anchor|RSPINSTAGRAM}} [[Instagram]] <small>(IG, Insta, The Gram)</small> {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:RSPIG}} {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:RSPINSTAGRAM}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| {{rsnl|409|RfC: TikTok and Instagram|2023|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2026}}
| As a [[social networking service]], Instagram is covered by the following policies and guidelines: [[WP:SOCIALMEDIA]], [[WP:RSSELF]], [[WP:SPS]] and [[WP:UGC]].
| {{WP:RSPUSES|instagram.com}}
|}