Instagram down in major global blackout
Instagram experienced a major worldwide outage on 4 December 2025, leaving millions of users unable to access the platform. Reports flooded Downdetector as the blackout hit. Read the latest.
Instagram experienced a major worldwide outage on 4 December 2025, leaving millions of users unable to access the platform. Reports flooded Downdetector as the blackout hit. Read the latest.
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Meta's Instagram plunged into chaos during a major worldwide outage, leaving millions of users unable to access feeds, post content, or send messages in what became one of 2024's most disruptive social media failures.
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Meta's Instagram platform experienced widespread technical failures affecting users globally, with login issues, disappearing content, and feed refresh problems causing chaos across social media.
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