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Jon Russell was Asia Editor for The Next Web from 2011 to 2014. Originally from the UK, he lives in Bangkok, Thailand. You can find him on T Jon Russell was Asia Editor for The Next Web from 2011 to 2014. Originally from the UK, he lives in Bangkok, Thailand. You can find him on Twitter, Angel List, LinkedIn.
If you envisaged flicking through Instagram this weekend then it might be worth taking an extra coffee and coming back a bit later as the Facebook-owned photo app is down right now due to a “feed delivery issue”.
Update: It looks like the service is back and working for a lot of people — TNW staff included — though that has not been confirmed by Instagram.
We first noticed the outage, which is affecting the website and mobile apps, at around 9:00 EDT so this is a lengthy outage. The Instagram team is on the case now, however, so the app should be back working soon.
We’re working to fix a feed delivery issue. Thank you for your patience.
— Instagram (@instagram) April 12, 2014
If you’re addicted to Instagram — like some — we recommend keeping an eye on the company’s Twitter account (@Instagram) for the latest.
When Instagram is down……. pic.twitter.com/DPoww2K496
— Nicole Polizzi (@snooki) April 12, 2014
Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion back in 2012. The price was questioned by many at the time, but the company has gone from strength-to-strength under Facebook’s ownership: it now has over 200 million monthly active users and more than 20 billion photos have been shared on the service to date.
Also read: Facebook’s two-pronged mobile messaging app strategy
Thumbnail image via Thomas Coex / AFP / Getty Images
