Snapchat is officially down and won't let some people send photos

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Some Snapchat users are having trouble sending snaps, and the company is looking into it.

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The trouble began around 5:30 ET as people started reporting that they couldn't send photos or load stories.

More than 40 minutes later, the app is still having issues and the company says it's investigating.

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According to Down Detector, which tracks website and app outages, most of the people hit are on the west and east coasts, along with Europe.

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So far, Snapchat is quiet on what's caused the outage. We'll update when we know more.

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