Instagram down: disruptions in the popular photo network

In addition to the messengers WhatsApp and Telegram in recent weeks, Instagram was also hit this afternoon. The network has been struggling with numerous problems since late afternoon. The Instagram network appears to be down in isolated cases.

Article posted at 17:06 pm: Popular networks have failures again and again - this was next to in the last few weeks WhatsApp and Telegram to Snapchat down. Connections have been appearing since this afternoonproproblem to affect the Facebook subsidiary Instagram for the first time. In large parts of the world, logging in and sending messages has not been possible for a few minutes.

Instagram down: What's going on?

It is not yet clear why the network is experiencing disruptions today, Thursday afternoon. However, the problem does not seem to affect the entire platform: While images can still be posted and viewed, direct messages are currently being delivered very slowly. Sending messages is also not possible from time to time.

On the side allertoerungen.de Users are also reporting problems with the network. In addition, on twitter tweeted about the problem. There is no solution to the problem yet. We recommend not logging out of the app and restarting your smartphone for no reason. We will update the article here when there are updates.

Instagram down: All updates

Update at 17:32 pm: Problems still exist. The cause is unclear.

Update at 18:23 pm: Again and again the network gets out with a little hiccup. Messages can often not be sent.

Update at 18:38 pm: While the app continues to cause problems for some, Instagram has introduced a new feature. It is called the "Emoji Slider" - it allows you to give your opinion on a topic in Instagram Stories by swiping. A creative alternative to polls. We will report on the new feature in more detail later.

Update at 19:45 pm: The problem seems to have been finally resolved. Everything is working perfectly again.