# Many Americans rate Instagram's rules as moderately strict

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/many-americans-rate-instagrams-rules-as-moderately-strict/

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## Reading

More Americans call Instagram's rules and social norms 'moderately strict' (29%) than give any other single verdict, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey of 496 U.S. adults. Roughly a quarter (26%) say they don't use the app at all.

Another 20% see the rules as only 'slightly strict' and 14% say they are 'not strict at all,' while stricter verdicts stay rare: 7% call them 'very strict' and 4% 'extremely strict.'.

## Topline

On Instagram, how strict are the rules and social norms about what people can say or do?

Many Americans rate Instagram's rules as moderately strict.

- Moderately strict: 29.0%
- I don't use that app: 25.6%
- Slightly strict: 20.0%
- Not strict at all: 14.3%
- Very strict: 7.4%
- Extremely strict: 3.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 496
- Margin of error: +/- 4.7%
- Module: beliefs
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.30](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.30)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=496 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.7%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.30](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.30)