Instagram fixed an issue that caused posting multiple Stories to tank your reach

Instagram fixed a bug that caused the reach of some users' Stories to shrink when they posted more than one Story a day, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared on Friday. The fix addresses a common complaint shared by creators in the last year that they were disincentivized to use Stories because of how regularly using the feature impacted the number of people who actually saw their posts.

"People were complaining about getting less reach with their Stories if they posted lots of Stories in the same day," Mosseri said in a video announcing the change. "That is not at all the intended behavior of Instagram." Fixing the bug doesn't mean every Story you add will be watched, but Mosseri says posting multiple Stories a day won't negatively impact the reach of your Stories overall, especially your first Story.

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