People don’t like change. People do like Instagram. In keeping with the two things we know to be certain truths about people, people really didn’t like the formal changes that befell Instagram on Thursday morning, and they—as people are wont to do—took to Twitter to vent about it.
Me after updating Instagram wishing I didn’t. #wtfinstagram pic.twitter.com/2mcGhnYw1A
— Ù…Øمد طارق (@MohammedTarekkk) December 27, 2018
preparing my body for more tapping and less scrolling pic.twitter.com/XRYv4F2Vne
— Ryan Perry (@rynprry) December 27, 2018
Come to Hell, we have don’t have the new Instagram update.
— Satan (@s8n) December 27, 2018
as i lay me down to sleepi pray the lord old instagram to keep
— karen han (@karenyhan) December 27, 2018
But here’s the thing: Instagram didn’t actually change. What users mistook for an ill-conceived update—one that shifted gears from a scroll-centric platform to a tap-heavy one—was actually just a bug… or at least that’s what Instagram claims. Either way, the new feature is no more.
Due to a bug, some users saw a change to the way their feed appears today. We quickly fixed the issue and feed is back to normal. We apologize for any confusion.
— Instagram (@instagram) December 27, 2018
And while you might think such a revelation would temper the outrage, it actually just inspired more tweets.
Instagram users returning to twitter to rant about the new Instagram update #instagramupdate pic.twitter.com/U7gHIFO2RJ
— ‘ (@IdoIoNeymar) December 27, 2018
Tweets lamenting the emotional roller coaster that was the morning. Tweets lambasting the whole debacle. Tweets expressing skepticism that the update was, as Instagram claims, a “bug.” Tweets just killing time while the world around their tweets rapidly disintegrates. So naturally, we rounded up the best of the bunch. Enjoy!
lmao that was fast
— Emma Stefansky (@stefabsky) December 27, 2018
Instagram reversing the update pic.twitter.com/tXd0dR3tAy
— jon (@prasejeebus) December 27, 2018
Instagram reversing the update pic.twitter.com/tXd0dR3tAy
— jon (@prasejeebus) December 27, 2018
IG trying to delete the update when they see feedback. pic.twitter.com/LFpDUopL2b
— Lex Jaramillo (@LxJaramillo) December 27, 2018
I didn’t know “bugs†give directions on how to use them.. pic.twitter.com/V3i8UFzmoL
— Dak (@thedakiboi) December 27, 2018
instagram: that update was an accident
everyone else: pic.twitter.com/4oVy5Z3nK1— A.J. (@ajhisnandez) December 27, 2018
Only the real remember.. #Instagram #instagramupdate pic.twitter.com/PcZ9mEqK7H
— SlxmReaper99 (@NoShockAdvised9) December 27, 2018
Literally me every time @Instagram introduces a new update pic.twitter.com/HvzLWkeKbi
— Saint Hoax (@SaintHoax) December 27, 2018
The entire world when instagram say they released the #instagramupdate ‘by accident’ pic.twitter.com/Hodd0A9Bm5
— Felix (navidad) (@felixrackers) December 27, 2018
Me: Instagram don’t look at Snapchat and their updates.Instagram: pic.twitter.com/t5aErZivj1
— Royal Kid (@Young_K31) December 27, 2018
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