Instagram users are enjoying playing around with a new feature which allows them to attach polls to their pictures.
The new feature, available within Instagram Stories, lets users poll their followers on important topics like whether to have a plain doughnut or one with sprinkles.
Introducing an interactive poll sticker in Instagram Stories. What will you ask your friends? https://t.co/XvkDD0l9aH pic.twitter.com/5Tbg5ozKP7
— Instagram (@instagram) October 3, 2017
The poll works by adding a sticker to a picture in your Instagram Story, then anyone who views it can take part.
Being a creative bunch, the Instagram community has come up with some creative and important things to vote on.
Ooh Instagram has polls now (add @crumbler to vote. Results of this poll are binding btw) pic.twitter.com/ZxcIbBmOZO
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) October 3, 2017
i made a friend pls vote for him on my instagram poll @ kristanicolie pic.twitter.com/i0QZ2WkBmT
— soft pinecone (@kristanicolie) October 4, 2017
Please go to our Instagram Story (@latelateshow) asap to vote in a very important poll. pic.twitter.com/4XSPh2WmNF
— The Late Late Show (@latelateshow) October 3, 2017
There is one thing you need to know before you set up or, more importantly, vote in an Instagram poll.
One EXTREMELY CRUCIAL thing to know about Instagram's new poll feature.
Votes are NOT ANONYMOUS. pic.twitter.com/f8u9kQOb9w
— Haffiz 🦍 (@MHaffizJ) October 4, 2017
Unlike Twitter polls, the voting is not anonymous.
The person who set up the poll gets notifications and a running tally of who has voted which way.
This has caused some perturbation among voters.
Literally after voting on every single Instagram poll this morning only to find out they can see what you voted,thought it was like twitter😫
— Phil Bermingham (@BerminghamPhil1) October 4, 2017
Instagram just exposed me LOL I didn’t know it shows who voted for what on the poll 😂😭 RIP TO ME
— nicolasduartejr (@nicolas_drte) October 4, 2017
Some people are wondering what Instagram is up to.
um instagram is really trying to start some beef by showing who voted what in the new poll feature…
— P (@paaaaarsa) October 4, 2017
This new instagram poll things gonna cause so many arguments
— Charlotte (@xxchaarlottexx) October 4, 2017
Some are out there performing a valuable public service.
the person who posted the poll on instagram can see who voted.
RT to save a life
— sofia (@sofiekay_) October 4, 2017
For others, though, polls are not even the main issue. They just want Instagram back how it used to be.
instagram new update now has a poll option but all they need to understand that what we really need is our chronological order back and everything else is just unnecessary
— 👻 (@s0resouls) October 4, 2017
