Instagram Is Finally Bringing Back the 1 Feature Everyone Wants and It's a Very Bad Sign | Inc.com

On Wednesday, while most of the tech world was paying attention to what was happening at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri said that the company is currently testing three new ways to view your feed. One of those options will be the ability to view it in reverse chronological order, something users have been requesting since Instagram took away that view in favor of an algorithm-determined feed.Mosseri had alluded to the change last month when he appeared before a Senate subcommittee hearing on Instagram’s effect on children. Now, in a video posted on social media, Mosseri says that it will roll it out to users in the “first half of this year.” You might think that companies giving their users what they want is a good thing. Usually, I would agree. Under normal circumstances, I would applaud a company that listened to its users and reversed course on a feature or policy they consistently expressed that they didn’t like.  These aren’t normal circumstances, however. This is Facebook. That’s why I think this is a very bad sign. Well, technically, we’re talking about Instagram, but since Facebook owns the photo-sharing app, that’s what we’re really talking about.…
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