The Internet is not thrilled with the changes that could come to Instagram

Insta-panic.
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Chloe Bryan
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Instagram thinks it knows what you want to see.

The photo and video-sharing platform announced Tuesday that it may soon order users' feeds algorithmically, not chronologically -- making it the latest in a long string of social media platforms to do so.

So far, not many users are pleased. The Internet isn't usually keen to accept non-chronological changes to its feeds, and this update is no exception. 


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In fact, people are already speaking their minds, and they're mostly annoyed -- although not at the levels we saw with #RIPTwitter.





People have already started using the hashtag #RIPInstagram.



At the end of the day, will the updates drive users away from the platform? Probably not. Will it mean that puppy lovers see more puppy pics? We certainly hope so.


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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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