According to data compiled by Downdetector, an independent outage-tracking website, more than 10,000 reports of Instagram malfunctions were logged in the United States alone. The technical issues were widespread and varied, but the most common problems revolved around the Instagram app itself. Users reported difficulty loading the app, sluggish performance, and occasional errors when trying to access certain features (Zee News). Interestingly, the technical issues affecting Instagram did not appear to spill over to other Meta-owned platforms such as Facebook, Threads, or WhatsApp. The isolated nature of the Instagram outage led some users to speculate that the problem was specific to Instagram's servers or infrastructure, rather than a broader Meta-wide technical failure.

Source: Mint March 11, 2026 23:36 UTC