Glitch in Instagram Stories, Horizontal Lines Appearing on Photos

Users are not happy and want it fixed immediately.

Instagram stories are not just disappearing photos or videos. They have become a way of life for many. That’s why when horizontal lines started appearing in their stories, panicked users took to Twitter to ask if others were experiencing it too.

On Thursday, 6 December, gray or multi-coloured horizontal lines started appearing on some Instagram stories. In some cases, tagged locations and text on stories were also illegible and disarrayed.

As Usual, Users Took to Twitter to Complain

Anyone keep getting these weird lines over @instagram stories? They’ve been on several different ones- not just this one! pic.twitter.com/LsW3XFPqmZ

— Caitlin (@l4cedthrills) December 6, 2018

Is anyone else getting glitchy lines on Instagram Stories?!

AM I IN THE MATRIX?! pic.twitter.com/H8xMsI2GJL

— Amy Willard (@awphotographs) December 7, 2018

Once again goes to @Twitter to find out why there are weird lines on everyone’s @instagram stories and posts 🤔 #Instagram

— Charlotte Silverstein (@charsilverstein) December 6, 2018

Instagram seems to be having a weird glitch on Stories 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/bgutE9rIeZ

— Kaya Yurieff (@kyurieff) December 6, 2018

Weird stripes glitch going on with Instagram Stories today. pic.twitter.com/jFeAoXHCPT

— Madison Malone Kircher (@4evrmalone) December 6, 2018

#instagram What is happening with Insta-stories? Glitch effect?! @MattNavarra look 👀🤔 pic.twitter.com/ANQRbo5rvJ

— The Fierce Walker (@thefiercewalker) December 6, 2018

That @instagram glitch that’s doing things to photos in the feed & on Stories? I thought it was a cool filter, y’all—even messaged someone asking how I could get it 🤷🏽‍♂️ #Instagram pic.twitter.com/D72G8TPF0o

— Vikash (@VikashGajjar) December 6, 2018

Have you tried the new @instagram glitch filter today?

Here's how to access it: just use the Instagram app as you normally would and upload a photo or story. BOOM. Instant glitch. pic.twitter.com/jSAGSmEu4d

— Zach Williams (@hellozach) December 6, 2018

Instagram is causing these weird lines on people’s posts and stories.. It looks like a glitch. Are you okay, @instagram?

— ✨Francis Dominic✨ (@frncissdominc) December 6, 2018

@instagram what is going on?? why does the stories from the people I follow are full of annoying lines?! fix thisssss pic.twitter.com/H4hQFUd9dK

— McGuire 👑 (@itsjufst) December 6, 2018

Apart from the horizontal lines, some other glitches seem to be surfacing.

So strange @instagram glitch and @ThatGirlShaeXo question is on everyone’s stories! pic.twitter.com/90pccCgDaQ

— The Brow Witch 🖤 (@MissBeautyBee) December 6, 2018

OK PLS TELL ME I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN GETTING THESE ANNOYING POP-UPS WHEN I’M WATCHING STORIES (?!)

Apparently it’s a glitch on @instagram right now... pic.twitter.com/ZPoLb714BQ

— Hannah Tarwater (@han_tarh2o) December 5, 2018

Instagram, this morning, acknowledged the issue of horizontal lines appearing on people’s stories, and tweeted that they are “working to resolve it as quickly as possible.”

We're aware of an issue making bars appear over some photos. We know this is frustrating and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

— Instagram (@instagram) December 6, 2018