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Instagram experiences worldwide outage

Instagram has gone down across Australia and around the world, just days after the app’s co-founders resigned unexpectedly.

Instagram’s co-founders resigned last week without giving a clear reason. Picture: Getty
Instagram’s co-founders resigned last week without giving a clear reason. Picture: Getty

Instagram has gone down across Australia and around the world, with users taking to other social media sites to vent their frustration after troubles logging into the app.

Reports of the outage began to emerge just after 5pm from Australia, Japan, India, America, the UK, and Europe, according to Aussie Outages.

The outage comes just a day after Facebook named Adam Mosseri, a 10-year veteran at the company, as the new chief executive of the photo-sharing app, due to its co-founders resigning last week without giving a clear reason.

Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger announced Mosseri’s appointment on the company blog on Monday.

Mosseri was named as Instagram’s head of product in May. He began as a designer at Facebook and most recently led its news feed.

The founders sought to reassure users that he will “hold true” to Instagram’s values and community.

Some users have worried since last week’s surprise departure that Instagram will become more like its parent company, cluttered with features and sucking up personal data.

With AP

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