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  "textContent": "INSTAGRAM is facing widespread technical issues, with thousands of users worldwide unable to send messages. The outage appears to have begun in the early hours of today and continues to be reported across the globe. According to the online platform Downdetector, over 12,000 users reported issues with the Meta-owned platform. Nearly three-quarters of the complaints...",
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