Instagram is DOWN: Thousands of users worldwide hit with outage plaguing the app

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  • Instagram users have reported issues with the app and logging in to accounts
  • The outage appeared around 2pm ET, impacting users worldwide 

By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:50 BST, 29 April 2024 | Updated: 19:59 BST, 29 April 2024

Instagram is experiencing outages worldwide, leaving thousands of users unable to access the app or login to their accounts.

DownDetector, a site that monitors online outages, reported issues around 2pm ET.

An outage map shows users US, the UK, parts of Europe and Australia - among other regions - are experiencing issues. 

Many users flocked to Elon Musk's X to see if others were experiencing problems, with some reporting their account has been suspended.

What is causing the glitch is not known and Meta has not acknowledged the outage. 

This is a developing story.... more updates to come 

Instagram is experiencing outages worldwide, leaving thousands of users unable to access the app or login to their accounts 

DownDetector reports show 62 percent of problems stem from the app, 28 percent cite the server connection and 10 percent of users said they cannot login.

In the US, users in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta, Georgia have reported issues. 

When one social media platform goes down, users tend to seek answers on another - and it is usually Musk's X.

Shortly after issues began to surface, people began asking other X users if they were being locked out of accounts or

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