Instagram Outage: Thousands of US Users Report Issues as Meta's Platform Goes Down Thursday Evening

Meta Platforms' Instagram experienced a widespread outage on Thursday evening, leaving thousands of users in the U.S. unable to access the popular social media platform.

According to Downdetector.com, a leading outage tracking website, over 19,431 incidents of issues were reported by users as of 7:25 p.m. ET.

Downdetector aggregates status reports from various sources to provide real-time updates on service disruptions, and the spike in reports highlighted the extent of the outage.

This incident underscores the growing reliance on social media platforms and the impact of technical disruptions on users and businesses alike. Stay tuned for updates as Meta addresses the issue.