The tortured case for deleting Instagram

A crypto-disaster, "permatripping," and oceans changing color. [Gizmodo]( February 4, 2019 [The tortured case for deleting Instagram]( [There are a lot of reasons to delete Facebook. The company has been violating your privacy and secretly giving away your data for years. Last year, in particular, was a bad one for the company. Still, it’s easy to forget, when thumbing through its endless stream of glamorous images, how one beloved app is a member of the Facebook family: Instagram. And with so many people declaring that it’s time to delete Facebook, you might be wondering when it will be time to delete Instagram, too.]( [MOVIES]( [New Avengers: Endgame footage already won the Super Bowl]( [The biggest movie during last year’s Super Bowl was Avengers: Infinity War. And so Earth’s Mightiest Heroes had to come back for 2019, right? Well, half of them at least.]( [NEWS]( [Crypto exchange says it can't repay $190 million to clients after founder dies with only password]( [Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX says it cannot repay most of $190 million in client holdings after its 30-year-old founder Gerald Cotten, the only person who knew the passwords to its “cold storage,” unexpectedly died in India in December 2018, Coindesk reported.]( [CLIMATE CHANGE]( [Climate change is causing Earth's oceans to change color]( [Climate change is turning the planet into something alien. As a striking case in point, a new study predicts that the surface color of at least half of the world’s oceans will change by the end of the 21st century.]( [GIZ ASKS]( [Is permatripping real?]( [For decades, every town had its spin on the story: the distant cousin or friend of a friend who took a bunch of acid and never came down from their trip. Rumor had it that many of these people were consigned to state asylums, unshakably convinced that they’d morphed into tall, precariously balanced glasses of orange juice—at least, that was the one that I heard.]( [SPONSORED]( [Stay Comfortable All Day With The Right Fit & Fabric From Mack Weldon (20% Off)]( [Mack Weldon’s underwear features a combo of Lenzing Modal and breathable cotton fabrics so you feel comfortable wherever you go. Choose from styles like boxers, trunks, briefs, and boxer briefs in up to 16 different designs and colors. Save 20% on your first order using code GIZMW2018. See full details...]( [HEALTH]( [Does your skin affect your mental health—and vice versa? Psychodermatology aims to find the connection]( [With every bottle of the oral acne medication isotretinoin, commonly known by the brand name Accutane, comes a large warning about the risks of psychiatric effects. “Accutane may cause depression, psychosis and, rarely, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, suicide, and aggressive and/or violent behaviors,” states the label.]( [FIELD GUIDE]( [17 new features your favorite apps added while you weren't looking]( [It can be hard to keep up with all the features being added to all the apps you’ve got on your phone—which is why we’ve pulled together this rundown of recently added or particularly obscure features you might not have noticed in the apps you use every day.]( [YOU MAY ALSO LIKE]( [DEADSPIN]( [The Worst People Win Again]( [All the terrible people are happy today. Robert Kraft is happy, and presumably has a low arm wrapped around an auto show model, because another ring only further burnishes his title of King Of All Owners. Tom Brady is happy because he gets to frame himself as an underdog who...]( [DEADSPIN]( [Three Points? Three Goddamn Points?]( [This motherfucker. This little baby we’ve been hearing about all year. The wunderkind who’s revolutionizing football and forcing owners all over the league to hand their teams over to the first stubbled quarterbacks coach they can find. He scored three points in the Super Bowl!]( [JEZEBEL]( [A Message From Cardi B's Former History Teacher]( [Cardi B is one of our country’s most trustworthy political commentators, but since in the Year 2019 we still question whether women can dress sexy and comprehend the ways a pointless government shutdown negatively affects federal workers, she has netted a few noteworthy detractors. To those detractors, her former A.P. U.S...]( [DEADSPIN]( [The Rams Had No Answer For One Patriots Play]( [If you squint really hard, and maybe turn your head 75 degrees to the right, you could find an oasis of good football in the desert of crap that was Super Bowl 53. It didn’t come in the first half, which was the second-lowest scoring opening 30 minutes in Super...]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Gizmodo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media 114 5th Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY, 10011