Instagram Down: Thousands Report App And Feed Problems

Instagram Down: Meta-owned Instagram appears to be experiencing a massive outage on Monday evening, with more than 5,000 users reporting issues on Downdetector.com. Many users say they are unable to refresh their feeds, upload posts or stories, send direct messages, or access parts of the app. The disruption has triggered a surge in complaints on social media, while Meta has yet to issue an official statement explaining the cause of the outage.According to Downdetector.com, nearly 5,000 users have reported issues with Meta-owned Instagram, pointing to a widespread disruption affecting the platform. Around 52% of users are experiencing problems with the app, while 21% report issues accessing the website. Another 14% say their feed is not loading

properly, indicating that several core features have been impacted.Downdetector.com's live outage map suggests the disruption is primarily affecting users in major US cities, including New York, Chicago, Washington, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas and San Francisco, where a high concentration of complaints has been recorded.Meanwhile, the situation in India appears to be relatively limited. Downdetector.in has logged nearly 230 complaints so far, indicating that while some users in the country are experiencing issues, the outage is currently far less severe than in the United States.

As Instagram users began experiencing problems, many took to X (formerly Twitter) to check whether the platform was down and to share their frustration. Several users initially feared their accounts had been suspended before realising the issue was more widespread.One user wrote, "OH INSTAGRAM CRASHED OR I LOST ANOTHER ACCOUNT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE"Another user posted, "Instagram down im guessing!?!"Questioning whether others were facing the same issue, one user wrote, "here we go again, is Instagram down for anyone?"A different user expressed concern over their account, writing, "Instagram down again anyone else thought that their account got banned @instagram fix it"Another post humorously blamed the platform for a failed upload, saying, "is instagram broken for anyone else right now or are they just trying to embarrass me specifically by messing up my post and not letting me re-do it"One frustrated user simply wrote, "So Instagram just went down right? Can’t do anything."Another user questioned whether the issue was with the platform or their internet connection, posting, "is instagram down or is is my wifi just..."Drawing comparisons with recent tech outages, another user wrote, "First Apple services were down yesterday, now it’s instagram and Facebook that are down. Is this a test?"