As a community of avid Instagram users, we have slowly but surely built our profiles into unique platforms where we share artistry, visions, and experiences through the Highlights feature. This feature is not merely a tool, but a part of who we are both personally and professionally. Our Highlights tell stories of personal adventures and professional growth, and provide us the convenience of organizing topics in a way that resonates with our journey. Furthermore, it plays an influential role in Instagram's culture and has become a habit for many.

Instagram, owned by Meta, has reportedly 1 billion active users monthly in 2020, and many of these users have adopted the Highlights function into their everyday usage. (source: Emarsys, 2020). Deleting this functionality will affect an enormous portion of Instagram users globally, disrupting not only individual expression, but also professional uses like brand storytelling and information organization.

We urge Instagram and its decision-makers to reconsider any plans of deleting the Highlights function. We cherish this feature and rely on it to share and store our digital memories and works. Your understanding and action against this change would mean a lot to the Instagram community worldwide. Please, sign this petition to preserve the Highlights function on Instagram.