Instagram is DOWN: Thousands of users worldwide are experiencing an outage plaguing the app
- Instagram users have reported issues with the app and logging into accounts
- The outage occurred around 2:00 PM ET and affected users around the world
- Instagram is back online after a global outage
Instagram is experiencing outages worldwide, leaving thousands of users unable to access the app or log in to their accounts.
DownDetector, a site that monitors online outages, reported problems around 2:00 PM ET.
An outage map shows that users in the US, Great Britain, parts of Europe and Australia are experiencing problems.
Many people flocked to Elon Musk’s
It is not known what causes the malfunction and Meta has not acknowledged the malfunction.
Instagram is experiencing outages worldwide, leaving thousands of users unable to access the app or log in to their accounts
Reports of DownDetector issues show that 62 percent of issues stem from the app, 28 percent refer to the server connection, and 10 percent of users say they can’t log in.
In the US, users in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta, Georgia have reported issues.
Across the Atlantic, users from Norwich, Cambridge and London have also notified DownDector about the outage.
More than 1,500 Americans have submitted reports to DownDetector.
When one social media platform goes down, users tend to look for answers on another platform – and that’s usually Musk’s X.
One Instagram user emphasized that Monday’s outage is the second this month.
The previous hit on April 1 – also known as April Fool’s Day.
Many users flocked to Elon Musk’s
One Instagram user emphasized that Monday’s outage is the second this month. The previous hit on April 1 – also known as April Fool’s Day