Instagram users are reporting issues with the app as concerns grow that the app is down.
The Meta-owned social network says it is “looking into” the problem, which has caused some people to be told they are suspended from the platform.
We’re aware that some of you are having issues accessing your Instagram account. We’re looking into it and apologize for the inconvenience. #instagramdown
— Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) October 31, 2022
DownDetector – which monitors site outages – says it has found that thousands of users are affected.
Some have been shown a message saying that their account has been shut down for 30 days.
A tweet from the official Instagram Communications account said: “We’re aware that some of you are having issues accessing your Instagram account.
“We’re looking into it and apologies for the inconvenience.”
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The company has not yet provided any additional information on what led to the unexpected problem.
Some users who are still allowed to access the platform have reported experiencing sharp declines in the number of their followers when the affected suspended accounts leave the website.
WhatsApp, a rival Meta messaging service, experienced an outage last week that caused it to go offline for almost two hours.
