User demand for less performative social media has been steadily growing for years - particularly as younger, Gen Z users wake up to the manipulations by tech giants. This manifesto hits the right notes at the right time. The company positions Poparazzi as a sort of anti-Instagram, rebelling against today’s social feeds filled with edited photos, too many selfies and “seemingly effortless perfection.” People’s real lives are made up of many unperfect moments that are worthy of being captured and shared, too, a company blog post explains.
But the app has also traded user privacy in some cases to amplify network effects in its bid for the Top Charts, which is a risky move in terms of its long-term staying power.
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The new social networking app, from the same folks behind TTYL and others, lets you create a social profile that only your friends can post photos to - in other words, making your friends your own “paparazzi.” To its credit, the new app has perfectly executed on a series of choices designed to fuel day-one growth - from its prelaunch TikTok hype cycle to drive App Store preorders to its postlaunch social buzz, including favorable tweets by its backers. If Instagram’s photo tagging feature was spun out into its own app, you’d have the viral sensation Poparazzi, now the No.
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