Instagram CEO explains changes made to the app

Instagram will roll back some changes to its recently released version of Instagram following a week of mounting criticism, the company said today.

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri told the Platformer newsletter on Thursday that it would roll back the feature that predominantly featured algorithmically recommended videos to users on their home screens.

On Wednesday, celebrities such as Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian criticized the app for “trying to be TikTok. Many users have urged the company to “make Instagram Instagram again,” implying it should focus more on pictures friends post, The post has amassed over 1.6 million likes and resulted in nearly 140,000 petition signatures.  

Mosseri posted a video on Twitter saying that he knew there has been a lot of change to Instagram. He said the app is going to continue to support photos, but he believes it will become more video-focused over time since it is what people are liking, sharing and consuming on the platform.

He added that if users are seeing a new, full-screen version of their feed, it was just a test.

Source - Twitter

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