Instagram bug tells users their accounts have been suspended

The service status monitoring website DownDetector has recorded thousands of users reporting the problem

Instagram has told users it is “looking into” an issue which has seen people told they are suspended from the platform (Nick Ansell/PA)

Instagram has told users it is “looking into” an issue which has seen people told they are suspended from the platform.

Users of the social media app around the world have reported being unable to access their profiles and instead are being shown a message saying their account has been suspended from the platform for 30 days.