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Instagram Co-Founders To Step Down

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resigned from the popular photo-sharing app company Tuesday, saying they plan to leave in the coming weeks to pursue other projects.
Mike Krieger (left) and Kevin Systrom, co-founders of Instragram, attend the Webby Awards in 2012 in New York.

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, co-founders of Instagram, have announced their plan to leave the company that produces the popular photo-sharing application.

"We're planning on "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."

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