via Instagram (@twitter)Science & Tech / NewsScience & Tech / NewsTwitter is trolling Instagram, and it’s getting metaWelcome to hyperrealityShareLink copied ✔️September 4, 2019September 4, 2019Text Kate Fowler Ever noticed how your Instagram Explore page is basically just screenshots of funny tweets? Well, apparently Twitter has too. In a strange feat of social media inception, Twitter has taken to Instagram today to promote its platform by regramming other people’s tweets. It all started when Twitter reposted a screenshot of a tweet that read: “Instagram is literally just screenshots of tweets and I think @twitter should call them out.” In a world that thinks strictly in memes, Twitter’s latest promo stunt is a good way to get our attention, and users agree. One comment on Twitter’s post reads, “Twitter is here to reclaim their spot as the top official tweet posts page and i’m all the way here for it”, while another says, “Ask me how long I’ve been waiting for these shots fired”. Fighting against Instagram’s recent war on memes, tweet-sharing posts can be seen on some of the platform’s most popular accounts, such as online jokester, @fuckjerry, who has 14.3m followers. Although, the meme sharing technique probably stems from the lack of ‘share to Instagram’ feature on Twitter, the traffic stealing trend is proving a clear benefit to Instagram, which recently announced it’s hiring a ‘meme expert’. Twitter’s official Instagram account bio now reads, “Screenshots of Tweets”, and has carried on its trolling venture by sharing some more recaptured tweets to its account. instagram is literally just screenshots of tweets and i think @Twitter should call them out— miaa🌻🦋 (@Miagrassia28) August 9, 2019Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThings To Come: Porn saves the world in Maja Malou Lyse’s ‘bimbo sci-fi’The Danish artist’s new show premieres at the 2026 Venice Biennale – here, she discusses her fictional future where ‘porn stars rule the world’ and how it reflects our relationship with images todayArt & PhotographyArt & PhotographyInside Studio Iron, Isamaya Ffrench’s new dystopian dreamworldBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismArt & PhotographyWalter Pfeiffer, the cult photographer of beauty, sex and outsidersBeautyHoroscopes May 2026: It’s a money month, so expect a surprise windfallFashionNipples, nachos and mask4mask: The biggest trends at the Met Gala 2026 BeautyWho would we be attracted to if we didn’t know what we looked like? BeautyClaire Drake’s beauty affirmations: ‘Never be afraid to be a hot mess’Life & CultureHomeownership is now a video game genreEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy