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{"id":9536,"date":"2019-03-27T10:19:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T10:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2045.temp.domains\/~qdgxdzmy\/atozaatar\/?p=9536"},"modified":"2019-03-27T10:32:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T10:32:17","slug":"so-someone-wants-you-to-take-down-an-instastory-two-versions-of-how-this-plays-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atozaatar.com\/so-someone-wants-you-to-take-down-an-instastory-two-versions-of-how-this-plays-out\/","title":{"rendered":"So, someone wants you to take down an Instastory? Two versions of how this plays out."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, I’m Courtney.\u00a0 In addition to this blog, I run an Instagram account called A to Za’atar<\/a> (give me a follow if you haven’t already).\u00a0 Before we begin, ahem, a gentle reminder that I am NOT an Influencer.<\/a><\/p>\n

As part of my remit as a food writer\/food personality, I tend to often share my experiences on social media.\u00a0 Most of the time this is not a specific deliverable, but instead, a nice perk for places I’m invited to.\u00a0 Furthermore, in the current market where I currently live and do most of my writing and reviews (Dubai), for reasons I don’t particularly follow, Instagram is almost the only marker that matters.\u00a0 Followers, likes, even the coveted blue tick – all of this can be bought, and as my engagement is currently in the crapper, I find this especially troubling.\u00a0 Mainly, because a) I low key hate Instagram as a platform<\/a>, and b) I have much better traction on other platforms (and ones I would argue could matter a bit more).\u00a0 Additionally, as I like to ask anyone with paying clients, what is the actual ROI of Instagram?<\/p>\n

Anyway, for the most part, my Instastory posts are more or less an accurate, upbeat version of the meals I experience.\u00a0 I try to place dishes in the best possible light so that others can see the hard work of the kitchen.\u00a0 Basically, unless the experience is truly terrible, I don’t mention anything negative or constructive in the space of Instastories.\u00a0 Although, if you follow my stories VERY closely, there are definite and obvious clues I give to let people know a meal hasn’t been particularly good, but I don’t tend to write that out.\u00a0 Unless.\u00a0 Unless they are REALLY, EPICALLY terrible.\u00a0 And, even though I try to align my experiences and dining out with venues that I’m 99% sure that I will enjoy, sometimes it doesn’t work out that way.\u00a0 Even when meals are unforgivable, I do not publish the details, and choose to send feedback directly to the PR firm, or straight to the team (whoever invited me).<\/p>\n

In all honesty, I keep dishes I did not enjoy off of my Instagram feed, and as Instastories only exist for 24 hours, it never occurred to me that anyone would take them so seriously.<\/p>\n

So, let’s go into two semi-recent situations (and a bonus hotel review experience).\u00a0 In both restaurant instances I was an invited guest of the venue (as in, they specifically asked me to an event, without specific deliverables written):<\/p>\n