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.
— NBC News Tech (@NBCNewsTech) December 27, 2018
Yeah I don’t want to swipe left to see photos and content.
Sincerely,
Don’t Make Things Complicated pic.
twitter.com/4wmuhhYDPv— Erin Ashley Simon (@erinasimon) December 27, 2018
The new radical change immediately annoyed users who took to Twitter to complain about the new update.
— NIKI (@nikizefanya) December 27, 2018
— Alicia Santanella (@AliciaPSanti) December 27, 2018
— tommii boii; (@itstommiiboii) December 27, 2018
— Louise (@vic_tav_fan) December 27, 2018
— safia (@skinniar) December 27, 2018
— Alicia Santanella (@AliciaPSanti) December 27, 2018
— Ginamarie (@gmarie_perez) December 27, 2018
Eventually Instagram rolled back the update much to the relief of their angry user base.
— Instagram: AskTrillAC (@AskTrillAC) December 27, 2018
— corria love (@CorriaLove) December 27, 2018
— Cole Giannasca (@imcolegiannasca) December 27, 2018
— Luke Korns (@LukeKorns) December 27, 2018