Instagram down for 2 hours during outage that impacted users worldwide
- Instagram users reported issues with the app and logging in to accounts
- The outage appeared around 2pm ET, impacting users worldwide
Instagram is back online following a two-hour outage that hit users worldwide.
DownDetector, a site that monitors online outages, reported issues around 2pm ET that dissipated around 4pm ET.
An outage map showed users US, the UK, parts of Europe and Australia - among other regions - were experiencing issues.
Many users flocked to Elon Musk's X to see if others were experiencing problems, with some reporting their accounts have been suspended.
What caused the glitch is not known and Meta has not acknowledged the outage.
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Instagram is back online following a two-hour outage that hit users worldwide. DownDetector, a site that monitors online outages, reported issues around 2pm ET that dissipated around 4pm ET
DownDetector reports showed 62 percent of problems stem from the app, 28 percent cited the server connection and 10 percent of users said they could not login.
In the US, users in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta, Georgia reported issues.
Across the Atlantic, Norwich, Cambridge and London users also issued notices to DownDector about the outage.
More than 1,500 Americans had issued reports to DownDetector.
When one social media platform goes down, users tend to seek answers on another - and it is usually Musk's X.
One Instagram user highlighted that Monday's outage is the second this month.
The previous hit on April 1 - also known as April Fool's Day.
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Many users flocked to Elon Musk 's X to see if others were experiencing problems, with some reporting their accounts have been suspended
![One Instagram user highlighted that Monday's outage is the second this month. The previous hit on April 1 - also known as April Fool's Day](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/29/20/84233649-13363749-image-a-48_1714417583826.jpg)
One Instagram user highlighted that Monday's outage is the second this month. The previous hit on April 1 - also known as April Fool's Day