Many Instagram users have been left complaining about the social media platform as thousands have said they are experiences problems accessing it. Up to 82 per cent of Instagram users reported issues with the photosharing app on Downdetector, a website that records outages.
Reports began coming in at around 12pm saying the social media site was having issues, with complaints peaking at 6pm. Around 7,000 people in the US are also reportedly experiencing problem as well, with the issue still ongoing.
Instagram has yet to confirm whether the app is down, nor does there appear to be any acknowledgment Facebook or the apps parent company Meta so far. The outage doesn’t appear to be linked to any specific area, and other services are still working.