Facebook and Instagram Experience Global Outage, Users Unable to Login
Instagram, Facebook Down: Meta’s Platforms Experience Server Issues; Users Report Page Loading Problems
Instagram, Facebook Down: Meta Struggles with Widespread Outages
On Tuesday, Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, grappled with extensive outages as Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Messenger experienced disruptions globally. Downdetector, a website monitoring outages, recorded over 300,000 Facebook outages and more than 47,000 reports for Instagram worldwide.
A Meta spokesperson, Andy Stone, acknowledged the issue, stating, “We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now.” Later, Stone confirmed that the problem had been resolved, apologizing for any inconvenience caused.
Users encountered difficulties around 8:56 PM, experiencing issues loading content on their feeds, with problems reported in app functionality, login, and content uploading. London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks reported login session outages across multiple countries for four Meta platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads.
Additionally, Meta’s status dashboard indicated issues with the WhatsApp Business API. Downdetector received approximately 200 reports of WhatsApp outages.
The Meta outage quickly became a trending topic on X (formerly Twitter), with users discussing sudden logouts from Meta-owned platforms. “Cyberattack,” “Mark Zuckerberg,” and “Instagram Facebook Down” emerged as top trends.
Elon Musk, CEO of X, also reacted to the Instagram and Facebook outage with a cryptic tweet. As X remained operational amid the disruptions, Musk emphasized the platform’s reliability, leveraging the opportunity to showcase its superiority.
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