Users of the popular social media app Instagram faced issues with the platform on Friday, June 9.
Many users took to Elon Musk-owned Twitter to complain about technical glitches they were facing.
Outage monitoring platform Downdetector received 645 complaints regarding the alleged Instagram outage as reports of Instagram going down started around 9:30 AM.
46% of problems reported were about the app while 32% were about the website.
Source: Downdetector.com
Instagram is yet to comment on the alleged outage.
The reactions on Twitter ranged from users complaining about Instagram going down while some choosing to share memes.
#InstagramDown Trends On Twitter
"When Instagram is down, I immediately head to Twitter and see if everyone is having the problem," a user tweeted.
Me going to Twitter to see if Instagram is down for everybody:#instagramdown pic.twitter.com/Da6G93wq7n
June 6, 2023It's not just you, Instagram is currently down #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/KLYh26ZUAA
June 9, 2023Instagram down ? pic.twitter.com/rRxkdLo12v
June 1, 2023Instagram down again?!
June 9, 2023
Stories video and music not loading??#instagramdownInstagram Down.
June 9, 2023
Insta User Going To Twitter Be Like 😅#instagramdown #instagramisdown pic.twitter.com/g9NQwxScnZInstagram Global Outage
Last month, Instagram was affected by a technical issue that caused some people to have trouble accessing Instagram. The Meta owned app acknowledged the issue and resolved it.
Advertisement"Earlier today, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing Instagram. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted," a Meta spokesperson told Reuters on May 21.
Outage tracking website Downdetector.com showed more than 100,000 incidents in the United States, 24,000 in Canada and over 56,000 in Britain, according to a Reuters report.
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