Instagram Stories seems to have a bug that lets it keep repeating, which gives users a sense of terrible cases of déjà vu.

(Photo : Souvik Banerjee via Unsplash)

What Is the Issue With Instagram Stories?

The problem appears to be that Instagram forgets where you left off when viewing someone's story, as per the news story of The Verge.

In most cases, when users publish a new Story, their friends watch the photo or video before moving on to the next person's Story or swiping away.

If one of your friends has five stories and you look at four of them before swiping away, you should see their fifth story the next time you tap on their profile image.

However, because of this issue, each time you want to view the story, Instagram has you go back through the four you've previously seen.

The exact number of users affected is yet unknown.

What Is the Cause of the Problem?

As reported by Digital Trends, the fundamental cause of Instagram Stories playing on repeat, according to an Instagram subreddit, is a bug incorporated with a recent update. Because of the bug, the Instagram app does not remember where users left off in their friends' Stories, forcing them to start again each time they post new content.

Is There a Fix to This Issue?

As per Digital Trends, some Instagram users said that uninstalling and reinstalling the app fixed the problem. However, this was not the case for all users, since some have not successfully fixed the issue using this method.

What Does Instagram Have to Say?

An Instagram spokesperson said to The Verge that Instagram is "aware that some people are having trouble accessing Instagram Stories" and that a patch should be available soon.

Read More: Interested in Becoming Viral? 7 Exclusive Tips for Creating Instagram Reels

Netizens Complain on Twitter About Faulty Instagram Stories

Several users have taken to social media to complain that Instagram Stories are playing in an infinite loop.

Instagram Has Added New Parental Controls To Help Teens Manage Their Usage

In a separate Digitaltrends report, Instagram is introducing a slew of new options for parents and teens to help ensure a safer Instagram experience and limit their children's use of the platform. The following are some of the new features:

• Parents can now invite their children to use the parental control tools.

• Parents can see more details about the accounts or posts that their child reported. Parents can see who was reported and what type of concern was reported if a teen complains about an account or post.

• Parents can now set a time when they'd "like to limit their teen's Instagram use."

• Instagram has introduced notification "nudges," which will advise to teen users that if they keep looking at the same subject in Explore, they might want to look at something else.

• Reminders for teens to use the Take a Break function have been included. Instagram is now introducing additional notifications for its teen users, advising them to use the Take a Break tool after browsing in Reels for a period of time.

Related Article: Instagram Now Lets You Pin Three Posts or Reels to Your Profile