Instagram down for many, forcing selfies to be posted elsewhere

People across the web can't upload photos of their morning coffee as Instagram is down.

What you need to know

• Instagram is down for many people at the moment.
• Reports of issues began just before 6 AM EST.
• It's not clear at this time how widespread the outages are.

Instagram is down to start the day on the east coast of the United States. People attempting to share images of their morning coffee will have to resort to Twitter, Facebook, or other platforms. According to Downdetector, the outages started just before 6 AM ET, which is prime time for posts to start the day.

The outage affects viewing content on Instagram as well as posting it. If you open the app right now, you'll see a message that says "couldn't refresh feed." Attempting to post photos, videos, or other content fails as well. When trying to post anything, you'll see an error message that reads, "Not posted yet. Please try again."

A Facebook spokesperson shared the following statement regarding the outage:

We're aware that some people are having trouble accessing their Instagram. We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Meanwhile, people have rushed to the web to get their best jokes in about the Instagram outage. The hashtag "#Instagramdown" is already trending on Twitter.

Everybody migrating to twitter after Instagram "couldn't refresh feed" #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/bcagNTjABM

— 900sosa⛤ (@KillThatNiggaTy) September 2, 2021

Everyone running to Twitter to see if it's not only their Instagram bugging #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/HbIt4gZg85

— 🐻 (@NoContextWaIker) September 2, 2021

people rushing to twitter to check why instagram is down #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/LG1WElEWDX

— JANAT (@il_jant) September 2, 2021

This is a developing story. We'll update it as more information becomes available.