Instagram testing feature to notify users of outage or issue inside app


FILE PHOTO Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Instagram logo in this picture illustration taken March 28 2018.  REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Instagram logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) -Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Monday it is testing a feature to notify users of outages or technical issues directly on the photo-sharing app, days after two outages disrupted the social media giant's services.

The test will run in the United States and will go on for a few months, Instagram said in a blog post.(https://bit.ly/3oRjLwM)

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