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Instagram Fixes Creed Song Glitch
Instagram fixes song recommendation glitch after wrongly promoting Creed's 'Higher' for months.
In brief
Instagram fixes song recommendation glitch after wrongly promoting Creed's 'Higher' for months. Instagram corrected a glitch that repeatedly recommended Creed's 'Higher' as background music for Stories despite user activity. Originally reported by Consequence.
Instagram Algorithm Glitch
Instagram's algorithm mistakenly recommended Creed's 1999 song 'Higher' repeatedly as background music for Stories despite user activity.
“We looked into this and found that this song is being recommended to more people than intended”
Users Noticed Song Promotions
Some users reported seeing 'Higher' in their suggested songs for months regardless of their activity or posts on Instagram.
Instagram Investigating Fix
Instagram's engineering team is working on a fix after acknowledging the glitch caused unintended exposure of the song.
“We're continuing to investigate”
What it means
Instagram corrected a glitch that repeatedly recommended Creed's 'Higher' as background music for Stories despite user activity.
