Zuckerberg stifled Instagram because he loves Facebook, Instagram founder says
arstechnica.comPublished: 4/23/2025
Summary
A heated trial pits Kevin Systrom against Mark Zuckerberg over claims about Instagram management under Facebook. Systrom accuses Zuckerberg of draining Instagram resources to stifle its growth due to jealousy and strategic reasons. Background information from an email in 2018 suggests Zuckerberg considered selling Instagram to halt growth as it surpassed Facebook's ad revenue per user, while also hinting at his broader mission to expand human social capacity beyond Dunbar's number.