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Just about six years after Facebook\u00a0closed its $1 billion purchase of Instagram<\/a>, both of the company’s founders are resigning, according to a report from\u00a0The New York Times<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and confirmed by a\u00a0post on the company’s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger served as the company’s CEO and CTO, respectively, after pivoting the app from a Foursquare-style check-in service called Burbn to focus on photography in 2010.<\/p>\n

Less than two years after launching an Instagram iOS app, Facebook announced plans to purchase the company.<\/p>\n

At the time it had around 30 million users and has since grown to over 800 million.<\/p>\n

Their departure brings to mind the path taken by the founders of (fellow Facebook acquisition) Whatsapp,\u00a0Jan Koum<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Brian Acton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Acton left a year ago and later tweeted “#deleteFacebook” during revelations over the company’s privacy issues, while Jan Koum announced his departure earlier this year,\u00a0reportedly due to clashes<\/a>\u00a0over how to handle user data.<\/p>\n

Update<\/strong>: The news\u00a0has been confirmed<\/a>\u00a0in a blog post written by Systrom.<\/p>\n

There was no indication of any issues as he said that the two are “now ready for our next chapter.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kevin Systrom:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike and I are grateful for the last eight years at Instagram and six years with the Facebook team. <\/em><\/p>\n

We’ve grown from 13 people to over a thousand with offices around the world, all while building products used and loved by a community of over one billion. <\/em><\/p>\n

We’re now ready for our next chapter.<\/em><\/p>\n

We’re planning on taking some time off to explore our curiosity and creativity again. <\/em><\/p>\n

Building new things requires that we step back, understand what inspires us and match that with what the world needs; that’s what we plan to do.<\/em><\/p>\n

We remain excited for the future of Instagram and Facebook in the coming years as we transition from leaders to two users in a billion.<\/em><\/p>\n

We look forward to watching what these innovative and extraordinary companies do next.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: engadget.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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