New Instagram Update to Change Current 3x3 Grid?
From getting rid of the chronological feed to changing up the design of their logo, Instagram has released several updates over the last couple of years that its users did not initially find pleasing.
Now, the popular photo-sharing application is under fire again for apparently switching the design of some users' grids.
The recent backlash reportedly stemmed from a recent in-app test, which changed a few users' 3x3 grids by adding a fourth column. This has become a concern for those who have curated their grids according to the three-across format, especially the influencers who carefully plan out their grids according to their aesthetic.
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There are also plenty of celebrities and businesses who have used the application's grid design to their advantage, just like Beyonce, who has color-coordinated rows.
While it appears that Instagram may just be testing the new feature on a number of users' accounts, it is unclear, for now, whether or not the company will roll out the update universally soon. But if Instagram does push through with the change, it certainly will make plenty of its users unhappy.
If there was one update that people liked right away, though, it was the addition of the archive tool earlier this year. It allows users to hide photos from their grid without deleting these.
In other news, just a few days after the grid design controversy, Instagram found itself in another one when it underwent an algorithm mishap.
According to The Guardian, the application accidentally used a rape threat photo as an advertisement for Instagram's service on Facebook.
Journalist Olivia Solon recently found out that the photo-sharing platform created an advertisement featuring one of her most "engaging" photos, which contained a rape threat.
Instagram reportedly selected the said image, which was a screenshot posted on her account about a year ago, to advertise its services to the journalist's family member.
"We are sorry this happened -- it's not the experience we want someone to have," an Instagram spokesperson reportedly told Fox News.
"This type of notification is intended to let someone on Facebook know what their friends are up to on Instagram. Posts are generally received by a small percentage of a person's Facebook friends. We are working to make sure that this doesn't happen again," the company's statement went on to say.
