update: The account was fake, even though it was followed by an Apple vice president. It has now been deleted by Instagram.
Last month, Apple Fellow Phil Schiller joined Instagram and Threads amid all the controversy surrounding Twitter (now X). Other of his Apple executives also use his Instagram, but he’s missing one important name. I’m Tim Cook. But this time, Apple’s CEO also appears to have joined the meta-owned social network. Or so we thought.
Tim Cook has a new account on Instagram
Tim Cook joins Twitter Since 2013, he has never joined a social network other than Weibo, a popular Chinese microblogging platform. And given all that’s been going on on Twitter since it was acquired by Elon Musk, some users are wondering if Cook will join other platforms like Mastodon or Threads. was
Your profile under your username @tim.d.cook The first post on August 20th celebrated World Photo Day with two photos taken with an iPhone. His second post, made on August 23rd, is his 30-second ad for his 3DPets-affiliated campaign that launched last week.
On Twitter, unlike Phil Schiller, Tim Cook is not known for publishing personal content. Therefore, it is plausible to believe that this account could be his. However, the account turned out to be fake.
it is fake
After publishing the original 9to5 mac A person familiar with the matter told me that the account was not created by Tim Cook. Still, the account is followed by some of his Apple VPs, including Lisa Jackson and Alan Dye. Other Apple employees also follow Tim Cook’s fake Instagram account.
Apple seems to be trying to delete the account, but it still doesn’t explain why executives are following the fake Tim Cook account. It is worth noting that Apple itself also has an official Instagram account You can share photos and videos taken with your iPhone.