Instagram hit by outage; hundreds report login, app issues
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New Delhi: Meta-owned social media platform Instagram experienced a brief outage on Sunday, affecting several users, primarily in the United States, with complaints peaking in the early hours.
According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, reports surged around 4:10 a.m. EST, when more than 180 users flagged problems accessing the popular photo and video-sharing application.
Several users reported being unable to log in or load content during the disruption. Many also took to other social media platforms to share screenshots of the issue, which showed a blank screen with a circular refresh icon and no specific error message.
Downdetector data indicated that 45 per cent of affected users faced app-related issues, while 41 per cent reported login problems. Another 14 per cent said their feed or timeline was not loading properly.
The impact of the outage in India appeared to be minimal. Downdetector showed that only around 10 users in the country reported issues accessing Instagram, suggesting the disruption was largely limited to certain regions.
Meta has not issued any official statement regarding the cause of the outage or the duration of the disruption so far.
Social media platforms were flooded with user reactions. One user asked, “Is insta down??” while another commented, “Jimin really got that Insta baddie aesthetic down.”
This is not the first time a Meta-owned platform has faced technical issues. Earlier this year, WhatsApp experienced multiple outages affecting users globally, including in India. In one such incident in September, thousands of users were unable to send messages or upload status updates, triggering widespread complaints on social media.
With IANS inputs