{"id":28825,"date":"2026-03-11T07:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/instagram-outage-thousands-unable-to-send-or-read-their-dms-on-mobile-app-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T07:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:06:50","slug":"instagram-outage-thousands-unable-to-send-or-read-their-dms-on-mobile-app-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/instagram-outage-thousands-unable-to-send-or-read-their-dms-on-mobile-app-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Outage: Thousands Unable To Send Or Read Their DMs On Mobile App | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9954268\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">March 11, 2026, 11:59 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9954268\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 asubttl-schema\">Instagram is down for thousands of users who have complained about not able to access their DMs in their account.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Instagram%20Outage%3A%20Thousands%20Unable%20To%20Send%20Or%20Read%20Their%20DMs%20On%20Mobile%20App - %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/instagram-outage-thousands-unable-to-send-or-read-their-dms-on-mobile-app-9954268.html%3Futm_source%3Dwhatsapp%26utm_medium%3Dsocial_share%26utm_campaign%3Dnw18english%0D%0A %0D%0A Get the latest news anytime, anywhere. Install News18 app for free! %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/onelink.to\/website-share-eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 sclrnd wapp social_share\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 notifycnt social_share\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/new_share_icon.svg\" alt=\"new share icon\" title=\"new share icon\" width=\"8\" height=\"9\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 social_share\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/new_whatsapp_icon.svg\" alt=\"new whatsapp icon\" title=\"new whatsapp icon\" width=\"21\" height=\"22\" class=\"jsx-6cc80bfb3da3f7c2 social_share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 amimg\">\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 amimgwrp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"More than 10,000 users on Instagram are not able to send or see their DMs\" title=\"More than 10,000 users on Instagram are not able to send or see their DMs\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414\"\/><i class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 imgzoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/zoom-img.svg\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 imgzoomicn tap_to_zoom\"\/><\/i><\/div>\n<p>More than 10,000 users on Instagram are not able to send or see their DMs<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 flscrnimgwrp \"><img class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 flscrnimg\"\/><span class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" viewbox=\"0 0 44 44\" fill=\"none\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 flscrncls\"><circle cx=\"22\" cy=\"22\" r=\"22\" transform=\"rotate(-90 22 22)\" fill=\"#111111\" fill-opacity=\"0.9\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414\"\/><path d=\"M29.7757 16.8142L23.9651 22.6248L29.7757 28.4355L28.3108 29.9004L22.5002 24.0897L16.6896 29.9004L15.2247 28.4355L21.0353 22.6248L15.2247 16.8142L16.6896 15.3493L22.5002 21.16L28.3108 15.3493L29.7757 16.8142Z\" fill=\"white\" class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A massive outage has made Instagram inaccessible to thousands globally who are neither able to see their profile nor direct messages from their friends on the app. Outage tracker platform Downdetector has seen over 10,000 users globally, and over 1000s of them from India confirm the issue with the platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">And it seems most of them are having a tough time either sending or receiving DMs from their contacts. The outage platform has observed most of the reports spiking from 8:35 AM ET onwards, and at its peak, Instagram was not working for around 13,000 users which shows the level of impact the latest outage has caused. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Instagram is yet to acknowledge the issue and give details about the reason for the recent down time. However, people were quick to point out the problem with the app and shared their displeasure on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Instagram is down for others too right? I can\u2019t send fucking dms\u2014 aiden \u26e5 misses billie (@complxeity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/complxeity\/status\/2031568446987633123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><em>Developing story\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><affilizz-magic-match classname=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>March 11, 2026, 11:59 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-84b04b7382bb4bce jsx-783207414 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Instagram Outage: Thousands Unable To Send Or Read Their DMs On Mobile App<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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