Celebs Spread Inaccurate Instagram Meme, Plead With Fans To ‘Turn On Notifications’

By Sylvia Ogweng. 28 Mar 2016 5:48 PM

Celebrities are pleading with their Instagram followers to “turn on notifications” after widespread rumours of a change to the social media channel’s news feed spread like wildfire.

Instagram users have been up in arms over the network’s proposed changes — moving from chronological to algorithmic — with many believing that the update would prevent photos from appearing in their followers’ feeds.

“I’m not down with the Instagram changes but if you do this it means you can keep it as normal and still see things in chronological order etc,”; Ellie Goulding wrote, spreading false information.

Im not down with the Instagram changes but if you do this it means you can keep it as normal and still see things in chronological order etc.

A photo posted by elliegoulding (@elliegoulding) on Mar 28, 2016 at 8:33am PDT

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“The order of photos and videos in your feed will be based on the likelihood you’ll be interested in the content, your relationship with the person posting and the timeliness of the post. As we begin, we’re focusing on optimizing the order — all the posts will still be there, just in a different order,” a blog post from Instagram explained.

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An inaccurate meme has now been bombarding user feeds with requests to “turn on notifications” as news of the change has spread across the network, and many celebrities have been joining in the trend.

Celebs such as Jaime King, model Devon Windsor and Rachel Platten have shared the meme with their fans.

TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS because has decided to control our feeds according to likes not chronological order. So, if you would like to see my feed post them in the moment, which is the most logical way to see someone's Instagram, please turn on the button. ❤️

A photo posted by Jaime King (@jaime_king) on Mar 28, 2016 at 7:42am PDT

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Im not down with the Instagram changes but if you do this it means you can keep it as normal and still see things in chronological order etc.

A photo posted by elliegoulding (@elliegoulding) on Mar 28, 2016 at 8:33am PDT

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To keep me in your feed turn on my notifications! Instagram is changing!

A photo posted by Ashley Tisdale (@ashleytisdale) on Mar 28, 2016 at 8:15am PDT

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Lame lame lame – Instagram is changing so if you want to continue to see my posts in your feed – click the little three dots up here and click "turn on my notifications" to see pictures of my puppy, selfies, and the occasional inspirational quote. I'll try to do better in the future. comment "boom SHAKALAKA" when you've done it

A photo posted by Rachel Platten (@rachelplatten) on Mar 28, 2016 at 2:22am PDT

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A photo posted by Cheryl Burke (@cherylburke) on Mar 28, 2016 at 12:17am PDT

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So idk what is going on with insta but apparently if you want to still be able to see my posts you need to click on those three dots up there and turn on your notifications! ✌️ Thanks for the constant support and love, love you all!

A photo posted by devon windsor (@devwindsor) on Mar 28, 2016 at 5:26am PDT

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