Some fans of Janet Jackson were in a foul mood when a lot of them had their Instagram accounts taken down for posting videos taken of the singer performing on tour.

Jackson is currently on tour for her recently released album ‘Unbreakable’, and fans taking videos at concerts is nothing new. However, fans started complaining when some of them had the videos deleted from their accounts whilst others had their accounts taken down completely.

Instagram confirmed the takedowns, saying they are legally required to take action once they receive a copyright complaint. After severe backlash from angry fans, however, Jackson seems to have reversed her stance.

With a statement on twitter, she said she enjoys the videos fans take at shows. She said that short videos are ok, but longer ones present copyright challenges.

“I have been listening,” Jackson wrote in a statement she shared via Twitter on Wednesday.

“I want you to know that I enjoy watching the short video clips of how you are Burning It Up at the Unbreakable shows. Please keep posting them.

“It was never their intention, acting on my behalf, to have social media accounts removed. Permitting the use of long clips does present a contractual problem for these projects. I hope you understand. I trust the fans will use their short recordings for their own memories and to share on their social media networks of choice. I have asked my team to change their approach and allow you to engage socially with these videos. I know I wouldn’t be here without the love I stand on.”

Instagram also backtracked a little, claiming a bug involved in removing accounts took down much more accounts than they were planning on.

“We have identified a bug that resulted in the removal of accounts that shouldn’t have been removed,” an Instagram representative wrote. “We have fixed the bug and are in the process of restoring the impacted accounts.”

Regrettable affair all around.