INSTAGRAM users have been reporting the social media site is suffering from a glitch.
Complaints say stories are repeating even if a viewer has seen them previously.
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What is the Instagram glitch?
The bug seems to repeat stories every time a user posts a new one.
Usually, once a viewer has seen a friend’s content that story isn’t shown again when the friend posts some new content.
However, due to the glitch, Instagram is currently showing the old stories again and again, every time there is a new update.
Instagram users have taken to Twitter to air their frustrations.
A user summed things up, writing: “That glitch on IG where you gotta re watch a person entire story when they post a new one is annoying.
One user simply wrote: “Why instagram making me view the same stories?”
Another added: “Instagram needs to get it tg i have clicked on the same birthday story 10 different times today.”
Why are Instagram stories repeating?
The glitch appears to have been contained in an Instagram update, according to an Instagram subreddit thread.
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The bug is causing the Instagram app to not remember where users left off in their friends’ stories, so they start from square one every time they post new content.
It comes at the same time Meta introduced new parental controls for Instagram although it is not known if the two are in any way connected.
Currently, it is not known how many Instagram users have been affected by the issue.
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How to fix Instagram glitch
Some users said they were able to fix the problem by deleting the app and reinstalling it.
Although other users claimed this didn’t fix the problem for them.
An Instagram spokesperson told The Verge that the company is “aware that some people are having trouble accessing Instagram Stories,” and said a fix should be coming soon.
It’s not clear exactly when the fix will be coming.
