When Sylvia’s partner, Jessica Jenkins, initially shared a photo of the sign on Instagram, many influencers had strong feelings about the post. The social media platform later removed it. Why did the shop put up a ‘No Influencers’ sign? Why is the ‘No Influencers’ sign so controversial? Instagram user @levicoralynn offered the following take in a video, saying, “I think hating influencers has become a socially acceptable way to hate women.”