Instagram hit by wave of accidental account suspensions
- Monday, October 31st, 2022
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Instagram users have been hit by a wave of unwarranted account suspensions. Users began seeing messages advising them that their account had been suspended just after lunchtime UK time today. At around the same time, the downdetector.com website, which monitors the availability of mobile and broadband networks and social media platforms, saw a spike in outages on Instagram.
In a tweet posted at 2.34pm UK time today, Instagram wrote: “Were aware that some of you are having issues accessing your Instagram account. Were looking into it and apologize for the inconvenience.”
This is more than another Meta-owned service, WhatsApp, did when it suffered an outage lasting just under two hours last Tuesday.
