Instagram shows bizarre 'all caught up' notification to its most prolific users
The feature comes after Instagram promised to change how its feed works
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Your support makes all the difference.Instagram is sending out a strange "all caught up" notification to its most prolific users.
Anyone who scrolls all the way through their posts – so that they have seen every single one posted over the last two days – will see the message.
"You're all caught up," the message will read. Underneath that will be the posts users have already seen as well as those from older than two days ago.
The update comes after Instagram acted to reverse some of the more disruptive parts of its algorithmic feed. The company stopped showing posts in chronological order in 2016 – and has been the subject of intense criticism ever since.
Earlier this year, in response to that criticism, it said that it would make the feed slightly more chronological and ensure that it prioritises "fresh" posts. The change only went some of the way to addressing users' complaints, but finally removed some of the controversial algorithmic ordering.
The new change appears to be part of that same project, helping to ensure that completionist Instagram users know that they have seen every single post on their feed.
The message is rolling out to iOS and Android users now.
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