Systrom testified that Instagram had the potential to thrive independently and did not require Meta’s infrastructure or resources to scale.

According to an internal email, Mark Zuckerberg once suggested spinning out Instgram as solution to its 'cannibalization' of Facebook.

When Instagram was acquired for $1 billion in 2012, co-founder Kevin Systrom believed that joining Facebook would help Instagram’s “skyrocketing growth” reach even greater heights.