Instagram News & UpdatesMonthly roundups of the Instagram changes that move follower counts, with sources.Instagram updates for June 2026Instagram deleted 50 million fake followers in June 2026, causing widespread follower drops. A global outage and algorithm updates also affected engagement.Instagram updates and follower changes in May 2026The biggest follower impact in May 2026 was Instagram’s large bot purge in early May, which caused millions of follower losses for many celebrities and creators. Algorithm changes also shifted follower growth patterns during the month.