Tue Mar 25 14:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Instagram Suffers Global Outage, Disrupting Search and Other Features
**London, UK –** A global outage affecting Instagram has left users unable to search and experiencing other technical difficulties. The disruption, which began around 7 pm UK time (3 pm EDT), was reported by users worldwide and confirmed by outage tracking website Down Detector.
While users could still access their feeds, profiles, and stories, the core functionality of searching was unavailable. Other Meta-owned services, the parent company of Instagram, appeared unaffected. The cause of the outage remains unclear, but Instagram users are being advised to refresh their browsers or navigate to different pages within the app to try to restore functionality. The company has yet to release an official statement regarding the issue.
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