{"id":163959,"date":"2024-10-29T15:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/29\/instagram-down-not-able-to-use-direct-messages-feature-on-the-social-media-platform-hundreds-complain-online\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:28:49","slug":"instagram-down-not-able-to-use-direct-messages-feature-on-the-social-media-platform-hundreds-complain-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/29\/instagram-down-not-able-to-use-direct-messages-feature-on-the-social-media-platform-hundreds-complain-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Down: Not able to use direct messages feature on the social media platform? Hundreds complain online"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-114738630,imgsize-99702.cms?fit=1919,1280&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Instagram Down: Not able to use direct messages feature on the social media platform? Hundreds complain online\" title=\"Instagram Down: Not able to use direct messages feature on the social media platform? Hundreds complain online\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"12\">The social media platform, Instagram, has been reportedly down for thousands as users online complained that they were unable to send messages on the app. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2-->As per thousands of complaints, the Meta-owned platform\u2019s direct Message feature is experiencing problems, affecting users across the globe, including India. Instagram users took to X (formerly Twitter) to report the ongoing outage.<\/p>\n<p>As per Downdetector, the crowd-sourced outage tracking platform, reports came from users in India, the US and the UK, among others. As per the website, the complaints peaked at around 6 pm. However, the app is reportedly still down for many as nearly 500 users have claimed to have facing issues while sending messages on the app. <\/p>\n<p>In India, the number of reports peaked at around 6 pm with about 1,550 reports (48% App, 27% Sharing, 25% Server Connection), which gradually decreased. At the time of writing, members of the Times of India Tech team did not experience any sort of problem in exchanging messages over Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the US registered around 900 (61% App, 26% Server Connection, 14% Sharing) peak complaints and the UK registered about 2,300 peak complaints (75% App, 19% Sharing and 6% Uploading).<\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:2--><\/p>\n<h2>Social media users complain on X<\/h2>\n<p>Several users have also posted the same on X about the ongoing Instagram outage. Here are some posts:<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"twitter\" data-handle=\"rdxmukeshpl\" data-handlename=\"rdxmukeshpl\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" data-retweetcount=\"0\" data-id=\"1851276054159376508\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u2014 rdxmukeshpl (@rdxmukeshpl) <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdxmukeshpl\/status\/1851276054159376508\" rel=\"nofollow\"\/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"twitter\" data-handle=\"Mukesh_bhatia91\" data-handlename=\"Mukesh_bhatia91\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" data-retweetcount=\"0\" data-id=\"1851279428615053374\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u2014 Mukesh_bhatia91 (@Mukesh_bhatia91) <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mukesh_bhatia91\/status\/1851279428615053374\" rel=\"nofollow\"\/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"twitter\" data-handle=\"ok__listen\" data-handlename=\"ok__listen\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" data-retweetcount=\"0\" data-id=\"1851277370289959196\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u2014 ok__listen (@ok__listen) <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ok__listen\/status\/1851277370289959196\" rel=\"nofollow\"\/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:2--><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/instagram-down-social-media-app-instagram-not-working-for-thousands-of-users-message-sending-issue-reported\/articleshow\/114738630.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The social media platform, Instagram, has been reportedly down for thousands as users online complained that they were unable to send messages on the app. As per thousands of complaints, the Meta-owned platform\u2019s direct Message feature is experiencing problems, affecting users across the globe, including India. 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