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Early this morning the popular Facebook owned app Instagram changed how many users interact with its feed, switching from its traditional up-down scroll to a left-right swipe version.
https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/1078312647391674369
The new radical change immediately annoyed users who took to Twitter to complain about the new update.
OH MY FUCK THE INSTAGRAM UPDATE. im done throwing my phone into the ocean goodbye
— NIKI (@nikizefanya) December 27, 2018
Who came up with the idea for the new Instagram update and who then supported it?? This is the worst. pic.twitter.com/OvZiBDOVUj
— Alicia Santanella (@AliciaPSanti) December 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/itstommiiboii/status/1078314072045703169
https://twitter.com/vic_tav_fan/status/1078308416559423488
https://twitter.com/skinniar/status/1078315030188355585
Who came up with the idea for the new Instagram update and who then supported it?? This is the worst. pic.twitter.com/OvZiBDOVUj
— Alicia Santanella (@AliciaPSanti) December 27, 2018
Me: 2018 can’t get any worse
Instagram: New Instagram
Me: pic.twitter.com/yRnUyERNqp— Ginamarie (@gmarie_perez) December 27, 2018
Eventually Instagram rolled back the update much to the relief of their angry user base.
I never got the chance to see the new Instagram. They switched it back already.
— Trill Axelrod (@TheTrillAC) December 27, 2018
Good work Twitter Community!!! They changed it back!! #Instagram #instagramupdate pic.twitter.com/05QaRDq2rR
— justcorria (@CorriaLove) December 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/imcolegiannasca/status/1078316595565551622
Instagram really reverted back to the traditional layout after only a few hours lol. Hey, at least they listen to their community, let’s give them that!
— Luke Korns (@LukeKorns) December 27, 2018
Update Adam Mosseri of Instagram revealed that the update was meant to be a test for a small group of users and was erroneously rolled out to everyone.
https://twitter.com/mosseri/status/1078322176070021121