Instagram crashed for all users around the world on the adjoining night of Friday and Saturday, leaving leaving millions of users unable to check their feeds. Even the website was experiencing problems with both the desktop and mobile platforms, issuing an error message for those who attempt to access it.
So what do you think people did when they failed at their attempts to refresh their news feed?
Social media users immediately took to Twitter to check if others are facing the same problem. But it didn’t stop there! Twitter was soon flooded with memes along with the hashtag #instagramdown.
Here’s how people reacted when their favourite photo-sharing app bid them adieu for a while:
‘What If Instagram and Twitter Both Went Down At The Same Time?’
Twitteratis pondered that if both the social networking sites - Instagram and Twitter crashed simultaneously, where would they go to find out about it.
Well, Facebook perhaps?
‘Mark Zuckerberg, What Happened To My Instagram?’
While some users found it comical, others took to Twitter questioning Mark Zuckerberg about their Instagram.
‘Friday The 13th Curses Are Real’
Users even became superstitious about the “crash” and blamed Friday, the 13th for it.
Even Instagram took to Twitter to acknowledge the trouble being faced by the users and said that they are working to fix the problem.
Now, though Instagram is back up again, tell us in the comments section what did you think while you weren’t able to check your Instagram feed?
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