Instagram reportedly down, users say DM page not loading – Times of India

Instagram users in India are reportedly facing issues with the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app. As per complaints by users on Twitter, there seem to be a problem with direct messages (DM) pages as well as login issues.
The outage began around noon on Wednesday (January 11), as per Downdetector, the platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites and services. At the time of writing this story, about 900 users in India reported issues in accessing Instagram.

Among those affected, 57% said they were facing issues with the app, 38% reported issues with a server connection, and another 6% of users had login issues. People from multiple cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur, and Lucknow, among other others have reported issues.
However, the outage has not affected everyone as The Times of India Tech-Gadgets Now spoke to some users who have not witnessed any kind of disruption in Instagram.

Instagram DMs not working
Instagram users have taken to Twitter turning the issue into a meme fest.
“Me overthinking that she left me on seen only to realise #instagram DMs are not working,” a user wrote.

“Is it Just Me or Everyone Coming To twitter to check why Instagram Dm is not working ??,” another one tweeted.

A third Twitter user suggests that the DM page of Instagram apps is not working and people cannot see who is online.
“My dm page is only loading and cant even see who is online. Also, messages were not getting delivered an hour back . Is it just me or u people are facing the same problem? #instagramdown,” the user noted.

Second Instagram disruption in three months
After WhatsApp’s two-hour-long global outage last week, another Meta-owned service, Instagram, went down for multiple users on October 31. Several users from India and other parts of the world reported multiple issues. Some users complained that their accounts were suspended during the outage, which lasted for about eight hours. The company said a bug caused the Instagram issue.