Instagram down? Users report messaging issues amid widespread outage affecting app functionality worldwide

Instagram, one of the most famous social media platforms, faced a major outage today, leaving thousands of users unable to send or receive direct messages. The issue quickly sparked confusion online as many people thought there was a problem with their app or internet connection.

According to Downdetector’s outage graph it is evident that reports began increasing early in the morning, with a major spike recorded around 9:15 AM. At that time, the platform recorded more than 12,000 reports, significantly higher than the normal baseline of around 23 reports.