Hundreds of Instagram users have taken to social media and DownDetector to report issues with their app.
These issues come a day after a Cloudflare outage that caused problems for a number of websites, including X, formerly known as Twitter, and ChatGPT.
Complaining about issues with Instagram this morning, one user took to X to say: “Twitter was down yesterday, now Instagram, what’s wrong with these apps.”
Another added: “Instagram down again. »
What is Downdetector?
Downdetector is an online website that allows users of popular services such as X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, Virgin Media and many others, to report if they are experiencing any issues with the services.
The site only reports an incident when the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the usual volume for that time of day.
Describing itself on its website, Downdetector is “the place people go when services aren’t working.”
The website monitors disruptions to various key services including the internet, web hosting platforms, banking, social media and more.
You can see the full methodology and learn more about how Downdetector collects status information and detects issues through its website.
In short, users can get involved by submitting issue reports on the platform.
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Indicators of problems are also collected from social media and other factors across the web, Downdetector explained.
These reports are then validated and analyzed in real time.
An incident is then detected if the number of reports is significantly higher than the typical average for that particular service.
When a user goes to investigate the issue, they can see what the most reported issues are currently and check if their areas are in one of the outage hotspots.
Do you use Downdetector? Let us know in the comments.
