u/BrwnieReddit

So I’m beginning a new account and I go to create the handle, I’ve typed in the desired name and it said it was available, but i wanted to see how other variations of the handle would look before confirming. When I went back to my original handle to create the account, it now says taken? Furthermore all variations I typed in are now taken and the accounts are pinned as new accounts when i search for them. Is this an instagram feature to protect usernames or am I missing something? I didnt fully create any of these accounts with an email or password, so how are there new accounts being created?