Title:
Instagram Down: Thousands of Users Report Major Outage
Content:
SOCIAL media app Instagram has stopped working for thousands of users in a major outage. Reports of an outage began to flood Down Detector at around 11pm on Thursday and users reported the issue on other apps.
Primary Keyword:
Instagram Down
###Meta Products Outage
It comes after Meta faced a global outage of its products, including Instagram and Facebook Messenger, only days ago.
###Reports of Outage
Nearly 7,000 people reported the app being down across Britain, with the figure peaking at 11.50pm, according to Down Detector.
###App Access Issues
Most reported seeing issues with the app and logging into the app. When the app is accessed it appears to just continually load without the app updating.
###Fan Reactions on Social Media
Instagram fans posted memes about the issue on X, formerly Twitter, using the hashtag ‘#Instagramdown’.One fan said: “thought I was being hacked had me in bed like this, just instagram down AGAIN.” Another said: “The relief of finding i have not been hacked but it’s an everywhere problem.” A third said: “Everyone rushing to Twitter to see if Instagram is down.”
###Contacting Meta
Central Recorder has reached out to Meta for comment.