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Instagram is down for thousands of users across the US, leaving them unable to find updates on the Sean 'Diddy' Combs verdict that was released Wednesday.
Downdetector, a site that monitors online outages, shows issues hit the Meta-owned platform around 1pm ET.
Many users are having issues logging into the app, while others say their News Feed is not loading. More than 16,000 users have reported issues to Downdetector.
Data has shown that about half of Americans use Instagram and use it as a source of news and information.
'Diddy found not guilty for the Rico charges and Instagram wants to go down,' a frustrated user shared on X.
Many users are having issues logging into the app, while others say their News Feed is not loading
Many users are having issues logging into the app, while others say their News Feed is not loading. More than 16,000 users have reported issues to Downdetector
Downdetector's live outage map shows Boston, New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Dallas are in the red.
Approximately 68 percent of users are having issues with the app, 26 percent say the Feed is not loading and six percent of Instagram users are having problems logging into accounts.
'What a coincidence…..the Diddy verdict came in, and Instagram goes down,' an Instagram user shared on X.
Combs was convicted of the two least serious charges he faced, and cleared of five that were seen as the most grim.
The rapper, 55, faces up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution for his treatment of ex-girlfriends Cassie Ventura and 'Jane', a woman so traumatized she used a pseudonym throughout.
Combs was convicted of the two least serious charges he faced, and cleared of five that were seen as the most grim
He was found not guilty of racketeering conspiracy - the top charge - and sex trafficking, the most crucial.
Combs put his hands on his head when 'not guilty' was announced for the racketeering conspiracy charge, and he did a subtle fist pump when 'not guilty' was announced for the second of the two sex trafficking charges.
He turned to his family and mouthed 'I'm going home' when the verdict was read.
Diddy's supporters erupted in cheers, and his family left Manhattan court smiling after the rapper was handed the best possible verdict, besides a full acquittal.
Prosecutor Maurene Comey said the government will seek a 20-year maximum for Combs, whereas his defense will fight for less and has requested he be freed on a $1 million bond while awaiting his sentencing.
