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<\/p>\nTHOUSANDS of Instagram users across the UK and the US have reported issues with loading their pages and sending messages via the app.<\/p>\n
Reports of an Instagram outage flooded Down Detector around 2pm GMT\/10am ET on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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It's unclear why Instagram is currently not working for some users.<\/p>\n
Instagram's owner, Meta, has not commented on the problems.<\/p>\n
More than 2,000 users have reported issues to down-site Down Detector on 2 November.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The majority of those who complained through the popular down-site say the issue lies with the app.<\/p>\n
Although over 20 per cent of users say they can't access the website version of the platform, either.<\/p>\n
Users have flocked to to X (formerly Twitter) to both complain, and get to the bottom of the issue.<\/p>\n
One tweet read: "Instagram down for like the 500th time this year."<\/p>\n
Another wrote: "Why is Instagram down every time when I\u2019m having a good conversation with someone."<\/p>\n
Users have claimed that they're still receiving notifications but they can no longer browse.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Sun has contacted Meta for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Instagram's official Twitter page is a good first port of call.<\/p>\n
The company's InstagramComms page usually tweets out any information about the latest issues and outages.<\/p>\n
Another thing people tend to do is tweet about problems themselves.<\/p>\n
So, have a search on Twitter – that way you'll at least know whether it's something only you are experiencing or something much bigger.<\/p>\n
Also, it is always good to check if you are running the latest version of the app.<\/p>\n
Android users should visit the Google Play Store and tap on the three lines in the upper left corner.<\/p>\n
In the menu select My Apps & Games, followed by Updates and then see if there are newer versions available.<\/p>\n
If Instagram is there be sure to tap the Update button to the right of its name.<\/p>\n
iPhone users will need to open the App Store, tap on the Updates tab at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n
Failing all this, you can go to an independent status checking site such Is It Down or Just Me, Is It Down Right Now and Down Detector.<\/p>\n
The best thing to do is relaunch the app.<\/p>\n
Force quit Instagram by sliding up and then dismissing the app so it closes entirely.<\/p>\n
See if it then reloads.<\/p>\n
It could also be a problem with your connection, so see if something else like a web page loads for you – if that doesn't load, it's an issue with your internet.<\/p>\n
And if you're still having problems after all this, it's time to work out whether you're alone in all this.<\/p>\n
Do a search on Twitter to see if others are complaining about the same thing.<\/p>\n
Should you see a load of tweets about Instagram being down, then you have your answer.<\/p>\n
In which case, the only thing you can do is wait for it to be fixed and check the options above for updates.<\/p>\n