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Meta's Instagram outage in US nearly resolved as reports drop, Downdetector shows

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Posted on March 20, 2025

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Instagram Outage in the US Nearly Resolved, Downdetector Reports

(Reuters) -Reports of an Instagram outage in the U.S. on Thursday evening dropped significantly, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, indicating that the issue has largely been resolved for many users.

As of 8:34 p.m. ET, there were only 429 incidents reported, down from 19,431 earlier, according to the website that tracks outages by aggregating status reports from multiple sources.

Instagram owner Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.

Downdetector's numbers are based on user-submitted reports, so the actual number of affected users may differ.

(Reporting by Pretish M J in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

Key Takeaways

  • Instagram experienced a significant outage in the US.
  • Reports of the outage dropped from 19,431 to 429.
  • Downdetector tracks outages via user-submitted reports.
  • Meta did not immediately comment on the situation.
  • The actual number of affected users may vary.

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The main topic is the Instagram outage in the US and its resolution as reported by Downdetector.
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Initially, there were 19,431 reports of the Instagram outage.
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