Instagram outage

Instagram is having an outage, as many users report messages saying they aren't logged in or feeds that won't load all of their pictures.

The network disruption trackers at Netblocks have noticed Instagram’s “intermittent” issues are happening internationally, but there doesn’t appear to be any wide-scale blocking going on anywhere. The outage doesn’t appear to be tied to any specific area, and other services are still working. In response to inquiry from The Verge, Instagram communications lead Seine Kim said, “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing Instagram. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and we apologize for any inconvenience.”

Instagram has not confirmed the outage via its social media accounts or via the in-app Instagram status pages. Reports on Downdetector indicate that the issues ...

Bizarrely, some users are being prompted with a “Welcome to Instagram” message as if they are a completely new users. For many of the affected users, the Instagram app is still loading, but the experience is significantly degraded. A number of reports have surfaced on social media from users who are facing problems using Instagram DMs, loading new posts, and viewing and uploading Instagram stories.

Thursday afternoon, Instagram users noticed that posts on the home feed are all from a few weeks ago, while Stories are still updated normally.

Thursday afternoon, users noticed that the posts they're seeing on the home feed were all actually posted a few weeks ago, while Stories are still updated normally. An Instagram spokesperson told Mashable that they're aware that some users are having trouble, and are working to get things back to normal. People reported Instagram outages on Down Detector, too, starting at around noon eastern and peaking at around 12:30. Since then, users reporting the outage on Down Detector slowly began decreasing in frequency and, at 3:20 p.m. ET, Instagram is already retuning back to normal for some users.

Instagram is currently experiencing issues for people everywhere right now. The outage started at 12:05 noon EDT. Here's what to know.

Reports are mainly focused on the mobile app, but desktop users are reporting issues as well. For KnowTechie, the outage has been sporadic. UPDATE 5/26/2022 3:07 PM EDT: Instagram functionality has returned for most users at this time.

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