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Instagram's Promotion of Toxic Masculinity

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Instagram promotes toxic masculinity through the use of images and memes, diluting the potency of the content or removing it all together. The four main categories that Instagram supports are body image, sexual objectivity, violence, and drug and alcohol usage.

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