No Filter

Deeply researched and highly entertaining … packed with anecdotes and insider accounts … it eloquently describes how the app changed millions of lives, generating a new industry of “Instagram influencers”. * THE TIMES *Deeply sourced … A compelling tale of jealousy. * FINANCIAL TIMES *No Filter manages to be clear-eyed and objective, without sensationalizing or oversimplifying … We need a book like this … I spend hours staring at the screen, and now I have a better sense of who’s staring back. * NEW YORK TIMES *Fascinating … Instagram’s social impact makes it more than just another story of Silicon Valley business success. * REUTERS *A brilliant exploration of the highs and lows of human nature … Vivid reporting and electric story-telling. – Ashlee Vance, author of ELON MUSK: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our FutureFrier landed interviews with Instagram’s founders, executives, and competitors to chronicle the company’s meteoric growth. – BUSINESS BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ IN 2020 * INC *A deeply-reported and beautifully written account of a company that has changed society, fame, culture, business, and communication. – Nick Bilton, author of HATCHING TWITTER: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship and BetrayalRiveting and wonderfully reported … Will ignite a conversation about the often unconscious role we play in increasing Instagram’s formidable, maybe even terrifying, reach. – Bethany McLean, co-author of THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of EnronHow Instagram defied the odds to become one of the most culturally defining apps of the decade … Unprecedented exclusive access. – SILICON VALLEY’S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2020 * FORBES *A deep-dive into the social media platform we all love. – BOOKS YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO ADD TO YOUR READING LIST IN 2020 * COSMOPOLITAN *

Sarah Frier reports on social media companies for Bloomberg News from San Francisco. Her award-winning features and breaking stories have earned her a reputation as an expert on how Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter make business decisions that affect their future and our society. She is a frequent contributor to Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Television. No Filter is her first book.