People Overreacting To Facebook Buying Instagram
C'mon, we all know you're not really going to delete it.
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Facebook bought instagram ??? Okk kool time to #delete
— Alexx Dweedo (@MenaceRodman23) April 9, 2012
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Uninstalling Instagram....
— Peter Rojas (@peterrojas) April 9, 2012
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well guess it's time to delete my instagram app before Facebook ruins it.
— Charlie Robinson (@cybercharlie) April 9, 2012
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Instagram uninstall in progress
— Elisabeth (@eienzi) April 9, 2012
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facebook? I just got instagram, I don't wanna have to delete it already.
— amani (@manimaani) April 9, 2012
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Facebook bought instagram... Finna delete my instagram.
— ë°ì´ë¹„ë“œ (@DAVIDCREATED) April 9, 2012
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Facebook buys instagram time to delete my account
— Marcus Burgess(@WrstleWinRepeat) April 9, 2012
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Looks like I will have to delete Instagram now, too. Thanks, Facebook, you idiots.
— Michael Lassiter (@m_lassiter) April 9, 2012
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So Facebook just bought Instagram -> Good reason to delete the app -> Done!
— Achim J. Müllers (@AchimMuellers) April 9, 2012
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Facebook just bought instagram .. Time to delete
— Jas Jhattu (@jasjhattu) April 9, 2012
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Facebook bought instagram? Lol aww man now all y'all can delete it
— We Trippy Mane (@GoGoFrank) April 9, 2012
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So Instagram's been acquired by Facebook. How do you delete an app on the iPhone, again? Just in case...
— Dave (@trialmaster) April 9, 2012
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facebook bought instagram #delete
— John Lowman (@popnfresh45) April 9, 2012
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Time to delete. RT @essjay: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RT @BuzzFeed: BREAKING: Facebook buys Instagram!
— leslie knope. (@indiaEss_) April 9, 2012
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Facebook bought Instagram for 1 bil?! Mad. Time to delete it now before they tweak it into shit.
— Connor(@C__MPunk) April 9, 2012
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Facebook buys Instagram? Instant delete.
— Sebastian Niesen (@sneezr) April 9, 2012
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Oh noooo. Facebook buys instagram. I'm def gonna have to delete both those apps soon
— Diva Rose(@RoseyOhDonna) April 9, 2012
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Facebook bought instagram? Remind me to delete that shit when I get home
— m1l0 (@milo_kunis) April 9, 2012
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Nice facebook just bought instagram. Another thing to delete.
— Jay El Niño Garcia (@ElCol0mbianito7) April 9, 2012
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Facebook just bought Instagram?! Whelp time to delete my account...real talk.
— StoryTimeWithB(ilal) (@MajorB317) April 9, 2012
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I should delete my instagram now. Facebook buying everything...faggots
— Wizard Kelly (@TrellChillin) April 9, 2012
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time to delete my instagram app lol
— Helena (@Helena_Collazo) April 9, 2012
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Well… looks like it's time to delete my Instagram account now, too.
— Kevin Smith (@_KevinSmith) April 9, 2012
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Time to uninstall Instagram then.
— Alan Wood (@grapefruitmoon) April 9, 2012
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Ima delete my instagram right now
— Sam Witwicky (@SexxiiTexxii) April 9, 2012
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Must delete Instagram from my phone; don't want any sneaking doorways into Facebook privacy grabs
— Sinabhfuil (@Sinabhfuil) April 9, 2012
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welp gotta uninstall instagram i guess
— Zachary G (@zacharyforever) April 9, 2012
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“@BBCBreaking: Facebook to pay $1bn (£630m) to buy the photo-sharing application Instagramâ€Well, was fun while it lasted. *delete*
— ♔She Icarus♔ (@LadyOphelia12) April 9, 2012
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Facebook bought Instagram? Time to delete it
— Patrick Ryan Kennedy (@PatrickRKennedy) April 9, 2012
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Hmm so Facebook bought instagram... Whelp time to delete the app from my iPhone
— Franklin (@Shadxow) April 9, 2012
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Now I have to delete my photos from Instagram.. Or else Facebook will eat everything.. EVERYTHING.
— Marcus H (@hotmonday) April 9, 2012
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Ugh. Well, time to uninstall instagram. Congrats to them though.
— Ray Krueger (@raykrueger) April 9, 2012
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brb, uninstalling Instagram
— james conroy (@jamesconroy) April 9, 2012
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Time to uninstall Instagram (which I have never actually used).
— Andy Tarnoff (@AndyTarnoff) April 9, 2012
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Two days after I sign up for Instagram they get absorbed into the evil empire. #deleteaccount #uninstall
— Christo Wilson (@bowlinearl) April 9, 2012
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Instagram+Facebook=UNINSTALL #GNex #Android
— chilepablo (@chilepablo) April 9, 2012
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Ok. I will uninstall Instagram tonight.
— देश उरà¥à¤« देसी (@desh) April 9, 2012
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Instagram has been purchased by Facebook....hit the uninstall
— Marcus Wood (@HorchataLord) April 9, 2012
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Facebook just bought Instagram? *deletes account and uninstall app*
— freaksho jones (@freaksho) April 9, 2012
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Facebook acquired @instagram. So it's time to uninstall.
— Rainer Text (@textholics) April 9, 2012
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WOW... so Instagram has been acquired by Facebook huh.. Let me uninstall
— Cochran (@dechev1) April 9, 2012
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