Instagram users around the world complain after outage left them unable to share photos or refresh the feed
- Instagram began experiencing issues around 4:05 p.m. ET on Monday
- Users all around the world reported problems accessing app and sharing posts
Instagram users were briefly left unable to use the social media app Monday afternoon after it crashed around the world.
The app began experiencing problems around 4:05 p.m. (ET), preventing Instagram users from the United States to Australia to refresh their feeds.
Many also complained that they could not post photos or even log in at all.
Instagram quickly resolved the issues, and most users were able to get back into the app within the hour. But, not before the complaints came piling in on other platforms.
Instagram crashed for users all around the world on Monday. Reports of an outage came in from the US, Europe, South America, and parts of Australia. The firm quickly worked to resolve the issues
Some Instagram users who tried to post photos this afternoon were instead hit with an error message: 'Something went wrong. Please try again later.'
Hundreds of reports streamed in within minutes after the problems first started popping up, shortly after 4 p.m.
The issue primarily seemed to affect app, though a small percentage (11%) said the website itself was acting up.
Most reported issues with the news feed, and many users who were not already signed in found were unable to log back on this afternoon.
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Instagram users all over Europe, and particularly in Paris, appeared to be worst affected by the outage.
Major cities on both coasts of the United States also experienced a higher concentration of problems.
For the most part, the app was back up and running in less than an hour, though some sporadic reports continued to trickle in.
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