Instagram faced instability on the afternoon of this Friday (24). To report the problem, users of the Goal used the website Downdetector, which recorded a peak around 5pm.
72% of users reported problems accessing their mobile device, while 14% said they were having problems with the server. Finally, 14% used the website to report instability in the timeline.
According to the portal, some users also indicated potential problems accessing another Meta application, the Facebook. Regarding the Whatsapp there are still no reports of instability.
Social network users also turned to X, the old Twitter, and commented on the platform's instability.
Coming here again to check if Instagram really went down pic.twitter.com/lF5Q6KStx8
— Just a Latin American boy (@Smigol041) May 24, 2024
Me running to Twitter/X to see if Instagram really went down
pic.twitter.com/GEomo8OJc2— gonzaga (@fdpgonzaga) May 24, 2024
By 6:30 pm, the number of complaints had already dropped considerably, despite still being above average at 7:20 pm. In the application's timeline, the photos took a long time to load during the peak of complaints, as shown in the attachment below:

A CNN contacted Meta and will update the report as soon as we receive feedback.
Source: CNN Brasil

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