Overview
- Downdetector logged hundreds of problem reports from multiple countries on December 4.
- Users described “audio unavailable” and “song unavailable” messages on Stories and Reels, with some Reels stalling after two seconds.
- Complaints also cited failed logins and interrupted uploads, pointing to broader instability beyond music features.
- Posts on Reddit and X chronicled the outage in real time as access and audio problems spread.
- News outlets reported a major outage with no explanation from Instagram, and it was unclear whether the audio errors were related.