If the reports on Twitter are to be believed, it appears that Instagram has suddenly decided to suspend a bunch of accounts — and by “a bunch” we mean thousands. Many tweets about it are humorous, such as this user “apologizing to their Wi-Fi after finding out Instagram is down,” but there are also plenty of voices crying out for help after their account seems to have gotten suspended for no reason at all. Some users got banned for 30 days while others got suspended for an indefinite amount of time. The one common thing between all these suspensions is that many of these people have no idea why they were taken off Instagram in the first place.
The rising suspension count also affects the users who are still on the platform, because they are losing followers en masse. As seen in this tweet compilation posted by Alex Kantrowitz, some users report follower losses in the hundreds or even thousands. Many suspect that Instagram is removing fake accounts or bots, but even if those followers were of no value (assuming they were bots), the affected users are concerned. “Is Instagram crashing? I’m losing hundreds of followers in minutes. All my hard work is gone,” said one desperate Instagram refugee on Twitter.
We’re aware that some of you are having issues accessing your Instagram account. We’re looking into it and apologize for the inconvenience. #instagramdown
— Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) October 31, 2022
Instagram acknowledged the problem on its Instagram Comms Twitter account, but it didn’t say anything definite. Will the affected users be getting their accounts back, and will those follower counts climb back up again? It’s impossible to say, but it certainly looks like a rough time on Instagram right now.
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