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Instagram rolled out an update Thursday morning that had Chicago users demanding via Twitter that the Facebook-owned company change it back.
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Instagram rolled out an update Thursday morning that had Chicago users demanding via Twitter that the Facebook-owned company change it back.
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Instagram rolled out an update Thursday morning — accidentally, apparently — that had Chicago users demanding via Twitter that the Facebook-owned company change it back.

The update, which required users to tap to see the next post instead of scrolling through a feed, was short-lived.

Adam Mosseri, head of product at Instagram, tweeted just after 10 a.m. Thursday that the update was accidentally rolled out to a broader audience than intended. If users were still seeing the updated version — which some said resembled posts made using Instagram’s story feature — users should restart the app, he said in the tweet.

Instagram users in Chicago tweeted their relief that the update was not permanent.

“Did anyone else’s Instagram already go back to the scrolling as opposed to that awful update? Am I the only one? Did they hear our anger and instantly revert back? It’s a miracle!,” said a tweet from user @Michael_AC23.

User @hausw1fe tweeted: “Well thank god that horrible experience only lasted 45 min.”

Before the social media app reverted back to its pre-update form, Chicago-area users tweeted their disdain.

“This new #instagramupdate makes me feel like I’m on a dating app. I’m not trying to swipe photos @instagram can I have the old layout back?” tweeted user @j_mallari.

Some threatened to leave the platform.

“Yo @instagram you guys already suck but I was dealing with it. Change this abomination back or I’m deleting this like I did Facebook,” said user @tpgough.

A statement sent by Instagram spokeswoman Paige Cohen said that “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.”

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