According to Downdetector, many people were having a hard time seeing their timeline Friday morning on the Instagram app.

Update: Downdetector noted over 10,000 people facing issues with Instagram. Original story: Instagram, the Meta-owned app, reportedly ran into issues on Tuesday. At the time of writing Downdetector logged over 4,700 complaints. Most users complained about ...

Instagram users will lose access to end-to-end encrypted direct messages from May 8 as Meta removes the optional privacy feature introduced in 2023. While DMs will still remain private in a general sense,

Instagram will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages between users from May 8, 2026. When the date comes around, Meta will potentially be able to see the contents of all messages between users on the social media platform.

After years of people constantly nudging Instagram about releasing an iPad app, the social network is finally launching one today. This means users will no longer need to use the iPhone app, which is not optimized for larger screens, or Instagram for web ...

Meta will disable end-to-end encryption on Instagram starting May 8, 2026. This allows the company to potentially access message content for AI training and advertising. Currently, Signal remains the most private alternative. Meanwhile, apps like Messenger ...

Hundreds of thousands of users are reporting issues accessing Facebook today, June 12. So what is the status of Facebook, and its sibling Meta products, Instagram and Facebook? Here's what to know. Start the day smarter.

Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct messages (DMs) will begin rolling out to users globally ...