Breakdown on Instagram: several people have problems – Frandroid

A large number of Internet users are reporting bugs on Instagram due to a global outage.

The Instagram application icon // Source: Brett Jordan via Pexels

Several people report a bug on Instagram today, Thursday, September 2, 2021, between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. approximately. Thus, on DownDetector, we observe a peak at more than 4600 reports. Same story on the IsTheServiceDown platform.

Unable to refresh the feed, send a message, change accounts or post a story… The concerns pointed out are diverse and varied. Some people complain moreover of frequent slowdowns than total shutdown of the application.

Many reports on the Instagram outage // Source: Frandroid

A hashtag #Instagramdown

On the web version, you may also encounter an error message.

Error message on Instagram on the web // Source: Frandroid

The Instagram outage seems to be really affecting users across the world. On Twitter, for example, the hashtag #instagramdown is particularly lively and found its way into the Trends section.

On the hashtag in question, messages are posted in several languages, which tends to prove the global nature of the outage. Instagram has yet to provide an official explanation.

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