Today, while everyone was trying to mind their own business, Instagram decided to randomly release an update and make their feed scroll horizontally instead of vertically.
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.@Instagram has added a new update that changes the way users scroll through their feed: going side-to-side, the same way as Instagram stories. #InstagramUpdate
And obviously no one was here for it, because if there's one thing we, the people, don't want to deal with during the awkward days between Christmas and New Year's Eve, it's Instagram f*cking with their algorithm.
Naturally, Twitter did what it does best:
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Poor Instagram ended up reverting the update less than 20 minutes later, which lead to even more memes and mocking:
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Only in 2018 could a company as large as Instagram release a new update and then receive such a backlash over it that they change it back 20 minutes later. Beautiful. #instagramupdate
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Welp, this has been an update about an update. Thanks for the lols, IG!
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Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.
