Instagram has stopped working for some users today. For many hours, the service was simply not loading, though this problem only affected mobile devices. Those browsing Instagram.com did not report any problems.
Users are taking to Twitter and Facebook to discuss the outage. It’s not clear how widespread the problems are, but we can confirm they are not affecting everyone.
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Is Instagram seriously down again.. pic.twitter.com/x2nhGi4Gv3
— Aubrey Trepanier (@aisnotonfire) October 17, 2015
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Last month, Facebook experienced three much larger outages. The company blamed a “configuration issue” for the downtime.
We have contacted Facebook for more information and will update you when we learn more.
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