India, Nov. 19 -- Instagram users across the United States reported being unable to upload posts and stories on Tuesday, sparking speculation of a platform-wide outage.

According to DownDetector, reports began around 9:45 p.m. EDT, with most users experiencing issues uploading stories. Some even said they were unable to upload reels.

One user reported, "Problems over here in Minnesota, photo stuck on uploading on stories."

Another added, "Story uploading freezes at 86%."

A third person commented, "Can't post to my stories."

Many users also took to X (formerly Twitter) to report the issues they were encountering.

One user expressed, "Have been trying to upload an insta story for the past hour why does Instagram hate me."

Another rep...