Instagram’s Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger will apparently leave in a matter of weeks. Image: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images By Shannon Connellan2018-09-25 02:56:46 UTC Instagram’s two co-founders are stepping down from the company, according to a report by The New York Times. Chief executive Kevin Systrom and chief technical officer Mike Krieger, who founded the […] Instagram’s Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger will
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Chief executive Kevin Systrom and chief technical officer Mike Krieger, who founded the social media platform in 2010, have reportedly resigned, with the publisher noting that “people with direct knowledge of the matter” have confirmed the pair will leave Instagram in a matter of weeks.
Mashable has reached out to Instagram and Facebook for comment.
It’s the latest in a wave of executive departures of recent times, one that’s proven a particular headache for Facebook.
Another Facebook-owned company WhatsApp saw CEO and co-founder Jan Koum leave in May, following the high-profile Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. This was just six months after WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton left the company and joined the #DeleteFacebook movement.
There’s been significant movement at Instagram since CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s executive shuffle in May, restructuring Facebook into three core groups within products and engineering. This reshuffle saw Chief Product Officer Chris Cox move to oversee Instagram, as well as Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger.
