“Link In Bio” is a slow knife - Anil Dash
If Instagram users could post links willy-nilly, they might even be able to connect directly to their users, getting their email addresses or finding other ways to communicate with them. Links represent a threat to closed systems.
This is one of the things I can’t stand about Instagram. I’m forced to use its “stories” and “reels” to link back to my website. It’s not because I want traffic; my content is naturally text and images in post form.
I never got used to Instagram. it’s one of the major social networks I can’t keep up with.