How to corrupt a video (like the one in the example)

ankilosaur

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Hi,
I’ve noticed a little Instagram hack lately that involves intentionally corrupting a video. Here is a perfect example below (the entire account posts nothing but this):


When I download one of the Reels to my computer, the same thing happens: the file glitches like crazy. I’d like to find a way to actually corrupt a video (and not just freeze a single frame; in the example, you can clearly see that the video doesn't restart and actually crashes).

Do you have any leads on how to achieve this?
 
Hello
Shit like this Something happen to me that's why I left IG for now
why did you left IG ? it's a volontary glitche
The first time I saw this was on a car-related account, and it wasn't intentional (it was just in a video); however, very recently I've noticed that accounts like the one in the example above are having fun replicating it.
 
what is the point of that? what will you earn from it?
 
Interesting! I’ve seen some weird Instagram formats like this—curious to see how the “corrupted” video trick works.
 
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