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Instagram is Down [Updated]

Posted by msmash on from the it's-down dept.

According to thousands of users, Instagram website and app are facing technical issues. Users attempting to visit the website are seeing a "5xx Server Error", while on the app, they are getting "Couldn't refresh feed." According to DownDetector, a service which monitors outages on the web, more than 2,000 people have reported issues with Facebook-owned Instagram in the last 10 minutes. Update: As of 19:20 GMT, Instagram appears to have resolved the issue.

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  1. Is this the end? by Ecuador · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is this the end of civilization as we know it?
    Seriously, can we can we have any lower quality posts here, we are half-trying to hit bottom currently, let's go all the way.

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  2. Meanwhile... by cre1mer · · Score: 2

    Instagram models are weeping in the streets.

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  3. Was it due to Amazon routers? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You get what you paid for.

    —Cisco sales rep.

  4. Good by sproketboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stay Down!

  5. Nobody sane gives a shit. by iCEBaLM · · Score: 3, Informative

    (n/t)

  6. Slashdot by cascadingstylesheet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Slashdot 2018: outage notices and political pieces.

    I suppose those are for a certain kind of "nerd" ...

  7. Re:Who gives a shit by Known+Nutter · · Score: 2

    The "Slashdot effect" hasn't been a thing in years.

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  8. In other news... by TimMD909 · · Score: 2

    ... a bizarre 15 minutes of increased productivity was noticed across the world.