Anti-Instagram app challenges users to be authentic | KTLA

Perfect pictures have become so predictable on Instagram. “You get that feeling of ‘my life isn’t nearly as cool as this person’s,’” said Jason Howell, host at the online tech network TWiT. “There’s this comparison that I think a lot of people place upon themselves based on the contents of the feed that they’re looking at.” He’s been testing out a new social media app called BeReal, which challenges users to be more authentic. The app is quickly gaining in popularity and describes itself as authentic spontaneous and candid. You still post pictures, and you still have followers (that you must approve), but there’s a twist: you only post once a day when you get a notification at a random time. “You never know when you’re going to get that message from BeReal and that’s the fun of it,” said Howell. The app gives you two minutes to post, and in my own testing, I was surprised to realize it captures both the front and back cameras at the same time. “It’s really meant to be, share who you are, in this moment and that’s ok, it kind of removes the stigma of not being perfect,” said Howell. You can…
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