On Thursday, Meta Platforms’ popular social media platform, Instagram, experienced a significant outage, impacting thousands of users worldwide.
Data from Downdetector.com showed that the outage affected a large number of users in India and the United States, with over 5,000 users reporting difficulties accessing the platform at its peak.
Downdetector.com, a website tracking online service disruptions, gathered status reports from various sources, including user-submitted errors, to highlight the extent of the outage.
This incident highlights the widespread dependence on platforms like Instagram for communication and content sharing.
Users expressed frustration on alternative platforms while awaiting updates on service restoration. As of now, Meta Platforms has not issued an official statement regarding the cause or duration of the outage.
