Elon Musk takes swipe at Instagram, says it is ‘for girls’

Elon Musk has renewed his criticism of Instagram, declaring that the Meta-owned social media platform is “for girls” in a post that sparked debate online.

According to Vanguard, Musk made the remark on October 1 while responding to Geiger Capital, which announced that it had deleted its Instagram account.

“Officially deleted Instagram. An inherently female app. Zero benefit,” Geiger Capital wrote.

Musk responded: “Instagram is for girls.”

The exchange triggered mixed reactions on X, with some users criticising Musk for reinforcing gender stereotypes while others defended or joked about his comment.

Musk made a similar remark in May, writing: “Lmao. Instagram is for girls.”

He later added: “Sometimes grown men send me their Instagram profiles and I’m like are you transitioning or what?”

Musk, who owns X, has previously criticised Meta-owned platforms and publicly clashed with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

His latest statement offered no evidence explaining why he associates Instagram with a particular gender.