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Players and streamers, PlayStation is back online.

Many users struggled on Thursday afternoon for about four hours, as many players struggled to connect and access PlayStation.

Instagram is also back after the social network tweeted At 18:41 ET, some Instagram users "had difficulty accessing their Instagram accounts, we are working quickly to solve the problem".

At 8:03 pm Instagram tweeted: "We are now fully recovered and we apologize for the disruption! #Instagramdown"

According to the PlayStation Status Indicator page, account management, gaming and social issues, PlayStation Now, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store and PlayStation Music were encountered. The platforms involved include PS Vita, PS3, PS4 and Web.

the @AskPlayStation reported the first time on Twitter at 14:30 ET and linked to the PSN Status Indicator page.

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At 18:10 ET, all PlayStation services are operational, according to the indicators page.

Cordcutters.com reported that "the timing is particularly dangerous with the current Women's World Cup, and this is another example of a streaming service failing at a major sporting event."

Many have visited social media to comment on the blackout on Thursday.

A parent, Twitter user @ lavish317, Wrote "My son was excluded yesterday from playing and now he can not connect anymore! I love to be dad!"

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