Instagram and Facebook crash—users rush to X with memes

Instagram and Facebook had an outage in the United States and some other areas on March 25. The users reported difficulties, such as not being able to view comments on Instagram and not being able to log in on Facebook.

When users tapped the comment section on Instagram, it displayed 'no comments' or erased whatever was already present. According to Downdetector, 60% of the reported disruptions were due to problems with the comments section on the Meta-owned platform.

Approximately 34% of Facebook users were informed that they were logged off their accounts and could not log back in. At the same time, Meta has neither confirmed the problem nor offered any explanation for the outage.

As ever, users flocked to X to see if the problem lay with their device, Wi-Fi, or whether the apps were genuinely down for everybody. And what do people do when they arrive at X? Yes, they inundate the platform with memes!

X has been filled with humorous responses as people posted memes about how they freaked out when Instagram and Facebook crashed, what they were doing in the meantime, and how quickly life seemed dull without the apps.

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Social media reacts to Instagram and Facebook outage

Users amusingly documented the moment using memes, exactly illustrating the frenzy of rushing to X to see if Instagram and Facebook were indeed down.

"EVERY TIME I think instagram is down I come here expeditiously 😩"

This meme accurately describes the pandemonium everyone experienced! The most amusing thing is that individuals are using one app to verify if another app is down.

"Everyone running to twitter to see if Instagram is down again for like the 4th time in the last week."

This user explained the moment when Instagram comments disappeared, and they thought their Wi-Fi was playing tricks on them or that something was wrong with Instagram—only to find out the app was down.

"Me turning my wifi on and off thinking my comments on Instagram will show up… WTF is going on Zuck??"

Yet another user believed they'd been banned from Instagram and attempted commenting on a few posts—before realizing the app was actually down.

"Me commenting on instagram post tryna see if im banned or they just down for the 1000th time 🤣🤣🤣"

One user posted a humorous photo, waiting for Instagram to restore the comments. Guess it's time to get some fresh air or finally glance out the window for once!

"Waiting for instagram to start showing comments again."

This user posted a GIF that said Okay, I am out. I have had enough.

Hilariously racing towards X, a user posted a GIF stating:

"Guess who’s running to Twitter to see if Instagram is down 😂🙋‍♀️"

Users are likely tired of wondering why Instagram always has problems. Why does the app continue to experience outages all of a sudden?

"It's always some shi with u Instagram."

In the meantime, Downdetector reported a steep rise in complaints during the morning, with more than 500 reports pertaining to Instagram alone at its peak.

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