Instagram Users Report Widespread Disruption

Many Instagram users woke up Monday to an alarming notification

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That their accounts had been suspended for violating community guidelines

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Users sought answers on Twitter and other platforms

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Instagram confirmed the outage. “We’re looking into it and apologize for the inconvenience,” the company said

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they were notified that their accounts had been suspended rather than just being unable to access them.

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Users who received the notification were given the option to appeal the decision within 30 days.

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“If we can’t confirm your account, it will be permanently disabled,” the notice said.

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The website DownDetector.com, which users can report outages to, showed that reports of an issue started around 9 a.m. Eastern.

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Instagram representatives did not immediately respond to further questions.

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