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Instagram Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
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By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 1 hour ago on
January 22, 2026

Instagram app icon is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. (Reuters File)

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Instagram experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com.

More than 4,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 9:20 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources.

Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing problems with the application.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.

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