Instagram suffers global outage, users report login and server errors

Meta-owned social media giant Instagram suffered a significant global outage on Tuesday, leaving countless users worldwide unable to log in or access their accounts. The disruption began around 10:10 p.m., with outage tracker Downdetector receiving over 8,100 user reports.

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instagram down when i’m literally working on something important lol.

Users attempting to access the platform were greeted with "5xx Server Error" messages, pointing to problems on Instagram's servers. In the United States, issues started surfacing around 4:55 p.m. Eastern Time. The widespread problem prompted many users to flock to X, formerly Twitter, to verify if others were facing similar difficulties.

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Instagram down lol. What’s happeninggggggg.

Frustration mounted among users, with many taking to X to express their annoyance. One user, #ftperse, lamented the outage occurring during an important work task, while #AishaAkram56 simply posted "Instagram down lol. What’s happeninggggggg." The recurring nature of these outages was a common theme, with user #theefrzn noting, "This is almost the third time within a month Instagram is down. I’m tired Meta." Another user, #ShutupAyushiii, sarcastically remarked, "Instagram being down every two weeks is basically a scheduled feature at this point."

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This is almost the third time within a month Instagram is down. I’m tired Meta.

As of the time of reporting, Meta had not released an official statement regarding the cause of the outage. This incident follows a similar widespread outage that affected both Facebook and Instagram just a week prior, which logged millions of users out of their accounts across various Meta services. The lack of immediate explanation and the frequency of these disruptions are testing the patience of Instagram's user base.

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Instagram being down every two weeks is basically a scheduled feature at this point.