By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business
Thousands of Instagram users reported issues with accessing the platform on Monday morning.
Approximately 7,000 users reported the app was down around 10:15 a.m. ET, according to outage-tracking site Down Detector. After about 45 minutes, however, the number of reports had dipped noticeably. (Editor’s Note: as of 1 p.m. ET, there were still nearly 1,300 reported outages, whereas baseline is 45.)
Instagram confirmed in a tweet it was looking into the issue.
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
“We are aware that some Instagram users in different parts of the world are having issues accessing their Instagram accounts,” a Meta spokesperson told CNN Business in a statement. “We’re working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and apologize for the inconvenience.”
Additional information on the cause of the outage was not immediately available.
Last year, outages on the platform occurred worldwide in October, as well.
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