Exactly. People who aren’t as tech savvy would think something’s wrong because they think companies won’t lie to them/they’d think they have no other way and they would have to opt back in.
There isn’t any explanation about what the user can do on that banner. It’s just “accept it or we’ll annoy you and make it very inconvenient to use the service.” And most people would hit ‘accept’.
Privacy keeps worsening day by day now. 2026 feels just as privacy-centered as 1984 nowadays.


What you want would not be possible for Instagram. The best thing to do would be to not use Instagram but if that’s not an option, the most that you can do is use Nora (FOSS) for Instagram and other social media.