Meta-owned Instagram is facing a reported outage, with thousands of users reporting problems accessing the platform, sending messages and loading profiles. Outage monitoring website Downdetector recorded a sharp rise in complaints on Wednesday evening.
User reports of Instagram malfunction increased from 436 at around 6:00 pm to 1,993 at 7:13 pm. The number of complaints further climbed to nearly 3,706 by 7:44 pm.
