Meta Platforms Inc.'s META Instagram was down for several hours for thousands across the world, as users from countries like the U.S., the U.K., India and Japan posted angry and sarcastic tweets about the outage on Twitter.
What Happened: According to the outage monitoring website, Downdetector.com, thousands of people worldwide could not access Instagram on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear what caused the glitch.
"Earlier tonight, a technical issue caused people to have trouble accessing Instagram. We resolved this issue for everyone as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience," Instagram's communications team said on Twitter.
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In the U.S., about 88,000 users reported issues with the photo and video-sharing platform late on Wednesday, according to Downdetetcor, which tracks the status of websites and apps.
Here are some top reactions on Twitter:
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