Instagram users report trouble logging in, due to worldwide outage
Instagram, owned by Meta Platforms, went down widely on March 22, causing login and app issues for users all over the world. At 6:30 am, 488 outages were reported to Downdetector.com; of them, 70% reported having trouble logging in, 19% reported having issues with apps, and 11% reported having problems with server connections. The automatic logouts caused a lot of users to complain.
By collating status reports from several sources which include user-submitted errors on its platform, the website, Downdetector tracks outages.
As per the website, for thousands of users the social media platform was also down on March 21. The Downdetector’s data reveals that over 5,000 users reported issues with accessing the photo-sharing platform in the United States at the peak of the outage.
Early this month on March 5, Facebook and Instagram both faced outages and it was reported in India and many other parts of the world. Users had complained about log in issues on both these social media platforms. They were logged out of both Facebook and Instagram. Some were even unable to refresh Instagram pages. Many users were also asked to change passwords. Soon after, YouTube users also started facing a similar issue.
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