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Shopper Stopper™️

A phone slider that covered the Shop and Reels tabs in Instagram’s 2020 interface.

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Shopper Stopper™️ Stop accidentally clicking the Instagram Shop tab. With recent layout changes, users around the world are clicking on tabs they have no desire to use. Our newest phone slider will ensure you never tap the Shop or Reels tab on @Instagram when looking for your notifications. The Instagram experience you know and love has finally returned. Shopper Stopper - Unnecessary Inventons Shopper Stopper - Unnecessary Inventons Shopper Stopper - Unnecessary Inventons Shopper Stopper - Unnecessary Inventons

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The Shopper Stopper was designed for Instagram’s 2020 navigation layout. The original caption refers to that version of the app.

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