Instagram appears to have gone down worldwide, but rather than solely being inaccessible, the fault is causing users to be told their accounts have been suspended.
The Instagram failure is not affecting all users, but it appears to be widespread and began around 9am Eastern. A small percentage of users are unable to access the website at all, while more are unable to login either online or via the app.
Affected users are seeing an error message that says "We suspended your account on October 31, 2022," and then gives them 30 days "to disagree with this decision." While not yet addressing the erroneous suspension error, Instagram has acknowledged that there is a problem.
We're aware that some of you are having issues accessing your Instagram account. We're looking into it and apologize for the inconvenience. #instagramdown
-- Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) October 31, 2022
This is far from the first time that Instagram has had major problems, and as with previous ones, there appears to be no discernible pattern to which users are affected.