It's not just you: Instagram went down

Instagram is down.

The social platform was inaccessible on Tuesday afternoon, the company confirmed. 

"We're aware of an issue causing Instagram to be down for some users right now. We're working quickly to fix this," a spokesperson told Mashable. 

The confirmation came after numerous reports from users on Twitter, and from Mashable employees in several cities. 

The feed isn't refreshing, and neither the Explore or Stories function seems to work. Users have reported they can't post videos or photos. 

Downdetector.com notes that user reports of problems with Instagram began at around 4 p.m. PT.  Read more...