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Instagram, a popular photo-sharing platform, had a big problem recently.
Many users around the world were inconvenienced because the platform stopped working.
There was a technical issue that interrupted the service, so people couldn't access Instagram.
After Instagram experienced an outage, numerous individuals encountered difficulties when attempting to refresh the page or access it directly.
They were confronted with an error message stating that the URL could not be found or something similar.
People were frustrated and took to social media to complain.
Many people had trouble logging into their accounts and accessing their feeds.
Some users also had difficulties posting stories.
However, the company did not disclose the exact number of users affected.
Global Impact
The service outage on Instagram had a global impact, with significant incidents reported in different countries.
Downdetector.com, an outage tracking website, recorded over 100,000 incidents in the United States, approximately 24,000 incidents in Canada, and more than 56,000 incidents in Britain.
These statistics demonstrate the widespread nature of the disruption and the extent of user frustrations.
User Response on Social Media
Users who had trouble accessing Instagram took to social media, especially Twitter, to express their dissatisfaction.
Twitter became a space where people shared their experiences and vented their frustrations about the outage.
The hashtag #instagramdown gained popularity as users expressed their concerns and disappointment with yet another disruption on the photo-sharing platform.
Take a look at the meme on Instagram down on Twitter:
instagram down every 5 business days wtf pic.twitter.com/7Sm5AOjr6j
— bigliho (@allthings__li) June 9, 2023
Here we go again #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/EDT9FKtJXZ
— z (they/them) (@ryzuknife) June 9, 2023
me thinking my account is hacked cause instagram down AGAIN 🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/GG0y0OYm3m
— Jay-Wuan© (@__jaywuan) June 9, 2023
