what caused the instagram glitch

Instagram currently investigating an issue that’s causing some accounts to appear to lose millions of followers

Last night content creators James Charles and Zach Clayton, began tweeting about the issue last night. Both YouTubers have millions of followers.

A number of celebrities like Ariane Grande and Selena Gomes have taken massive follower hits!

Instagram said they would take actions to remove millions of accounts the company believed to be inauthentic, but it’s unclear if that’s the issue at hand following Instagram’s tweet about the issue. Many companies, including Instagram, do periodic sweeps to remove spam or inactive accounts.

Back in November, the company announced that it was preparing to reduce the number of inauthentic accounts. It is too early to tell if this was part of Instagrams plan, I could imagine there are more subtle ways of scrubbing for illegitimate accounts.

Instagram wrote on Twitter this morning. “We’re working to resolve this as quickly as possible,” so it’s likely this isn’t a coordinated attack by the social media giant.

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