Kim Kardashian & Kylie Jenner – Head Of Instagram Responds After The Sisters Condemn The Platform For Becoming Too Much Like Tok Tok: Make Instagram Instagram Again

July 27, 2022 by Kay Johnson in Latest News with 0 Comments

Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner

Kim Kardashian & Kylie Jenner – Head Of Instagram Responds After The Sisters Condemn The Platform For Becoming Too Much Like Tok Tok: Make Instagram Instagram Again

Looks like mega-celebrity sisters Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner are not here for Instagram’s latest updates.

Reports state the reality star siblings used their social platforms recently to air out frustrations with the changing photo-based app. Kim Kardashian, 41, and Kylie Jenner, 24, have had huge success in gaining influence in today’s society. Their success is largely due to their hit reality series Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s, as well as their mastery of Instagram. The app has allowed the curvy sisters to grow their fandom significantly with racy photos and lavish living.

According to reports, Kris Jenner’s daughters simultaneously posted messages to their Instagram accounts this past Monday (July 25th), that read:

“Make Instagram Instagram Again”

Kylie Jenner, Travis Scott

And:

“Stop trying to be tiktok I just want to see cute photos of my friends”

Kim Kardashian

Earlier today (July 26th), the social media apps head Adam Mosseri issued a video statement, explaining recent changes to the platform. He explained that full-screen feeds are in the testing phase and that the transition over to videos is inevitable. Much like Tik Tok, which has dominated the mobile short video industry over the years, Instagram has moved to promote more videos rather than photos.

Mosseri continued and shared that even if they resisted, the trends of social media would force the platform to inevitably cater to short videos. Instagram recently launched a payment system for creators of reels, the Insta version of Tik Tok’s quick video content. He stated:

“I’m hearing a lot of concerns right now [about] photos, and how we’re shifting to video. I want to be clear, we’re going to continue to support photos, it’s apart of our heritage….That said I need to be honest, I do believe that more and more of Instagram is going to become video over time. We see this even if we change nothing.”

?? There’s a lot happening on Instagram right now.

I wanted to address a few things we’re working on to make Instagram a better experience.

Please let me know what you think ?? pic.twitter.com/x1If5qrCyS

— Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) July 26, 2022

He continued:

“If you look at what people share on Instagram, that’s shifting more and more to videos over time. If you look at what people like and consume and view on Instagram, that’s also shifting more and more to video over time even if we stop changing anything….So we’re going to have to lean into that shift while continuing to support photos.”

SKIMS owner Kim Kardashian hosts a following of 326 million on Instagram alone, while her billionaire sister flaunts a whopping 361 million following. As two of the most followed people on the platform, their stance holds considerable power with users. Back in 2018, Jenner cause Snapchat shares to drop significantly after taking issue with their redesign.

However reports state that Mark Zuckerberg, who owns Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta, has made his push for Instagram’s transition to video plainly evident.

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Do you agree that Instagram is becoming too much like Tik Tok? Leave your thoughts in the comments!