Instagram Outage Leaves Thousands of Users Frustrated: Is the App Down Again?
Instagram Goes Down Worldwide, Leaving Users in a Frenzy
INSTAGRAM has stopped working for thousands of users in a global outage. The popular Meta-owned app went down across the world on Monday evening.
Reports Flood In as Instagram Faces Global Outage
Reports started flooding in to DownDetector from 7pm, with 1,700 complaints of the app not working by 8.24pm. It comes after Meta faced a global outage of its products, including Instagram and Facebook Messenger last month.
Users Express Frustration Amid Instagram Outage
Multiple functions are currently down amid the reported outage with Instagram. “Can’t post, can’t edit or add captions, can’t comment,” one user wrote on Downdetector. Another added: “I can’t comment on either profile and stories don’t work.” More than 2,800 users reported they were struggling to access the Instagram app.
Instagram Sister App Threads Also Affected
Around 52 per cent of reported problems are associated with the Instagram app as 31 per cent can’t login. Threads, Instagram’s sister social media app, is also experiencing outages. Users are checking X to see if others are experiencing similar problems.
Instagram Down Again: Users Take to Twitter
Some users found it ironic that Instagram had gone down on April Fool’s Day, while others noted the frequent issues with the social media platform. Today’s outage comes just three weeks after Instagram last experienced issues on March 21.
How to Check if Instagram is Working
Troubleshooting Steps When Instagram is Down
The best thing to do is relaunch the app. Force quit Instagram by sliding up and then dismissing the app so it closes entirely. See if it then reloads. It could also be a problem with your connection, so see if something else like a web page loads for you – if that doesn’t load, it’s an issue with your internet. If you’re still facing issues, check Twitter for updates and see if others are experiencing similar problems. If Instagram is indeed down, all you can do is wait for it to be fixed while keeping an eye out for updates.