Ammon News - The new repost option, sandwiched between comment and share, has led to consternation and accidental reposts by some users.

If you fancy yourself an online sleuth or doom-scroll after a long day, it’s happened to you.

You see a reel on Instagram that you want to share with friends, or a photo dump with a comments section you’d love to scour. Your thumb hovers over the options to like, comment or share, but you hit something else: the repost button.

One accidental tap of this button, precariously located between your options to comment and share, immediately reposts the content to your Instagram feed and profile page.

Did you mean to repost that?
Since Instagram rolled out the repost feature in August, users have complained of hitting the button unknowingly and leaving cringe-inducing content on their profiles for weeks.

Many said they received the same text from friends and family: “Did you mean to repost that?”

Instagram acknowledges the changes may be ‘frustrating’ for now.
It’s easy to undo an accidental share — tap the repost button a second time.

Instagram also tries to remind users that they have shared content to their feed with an animation on the repost button and a profile bubble that floats over the reposted content.

Users also get a one-time pop-up that they reposted.

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