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Let me be at my funniest: Instagram users’ motivations for using Finsta (a.k.a., fake Instagram)

Jin KangPennsylvania State University, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, 115 Carnegie Building, University Park, PA16801, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lewen WeiPennsylvania State University, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, 115 Carnegie Building, University Park, PA16801, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-2779View further author information
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Pages 58-71 | Received 10 Oct 2018, Accepted 11 Dec 2018, Published online: 27 Jan 2020

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