Instagram’s Affiliate Update Is A High-End Data Heist

Instagram is forcing us into their native affiliate tools, effectively locking our granular conversion data in a vault we can't see. I’ve spent years curating a standard of excellence that brands pay a premium for, and now the platform wants to gatekeep the proof of my influence? It’s incredibly common of them to think we won't notice the transparency disappearing. If I can't audit my own impact, I’m not a partner—I’m just a high-fashion billboard they’re trying to tax.

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