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Instagram faced a major outage as users across the United States and other regions worldwide reported problems. In a post on X, Downdetector stated, "User
reports indicate problems with Instagram since 6:00 PM EST". Several users said they tried posting Reels for more than 20 minutes but received an error message each time. The issue appeared on both the mobile app and web browser, according to user reports. Other users said they could not upload content to Stories or send voice notes through Instagram direct messages. Some reported that the app loaded normally but failed when they tried to post or send media.
