Instagram head apologises for bug that deleted story posts

Facebook-owned Instagram has apologised for a technical bug that deleted the story posts by millions of users, including social activists, globally.

Instagram Head Adam Mosseri said in a tweet on Friday that the platform experienced a technical bug, which impacted millions of people's stories, highlights and archives around the world.

"For people impacted by this bug, they saw their stories that were re-sharing posts disappear and their archive and highlights stories were missing," Mosseri informed.

The technical problem appeared around the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, with organisations like Red Dress questioning whether their posts had been deleted deliberately.

"This day is incredibly important to raise awareness of this critical issue and support our Indigenous community on Instagram," the Instagram head said.