Instagram and Facebook go down in major outage
Meta platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads experienced a widespread outage affecting thousands of users.
📍 Where it landed
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads experienced a widespread outage. Users reported that nothing was loading and services were down for thousands of people.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 44d ago, after coverage quieted.
Quick answers
Which platforms were affected by the outage?
The outage impacted Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads.
Where was the outage reported?
Reports include widespread impact with specific mentions of users across the US.
How was the scale of the outage tracked?
According to GV Wire, Downdetector showed the outage affected thousands of users.
The brief
Impacted services included Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, with users in the US reporting that content was not loading. Coverage from The Independent and Morocco World News describes the event as a widespread outage.
GV Wire notes that Downdetector showed the outage affecting thousands of users, while Hindustan Times highlights specific reports of loading failures in the US. Further reports may clarify the duration of the outage and whether Meta has identified the cause of the disruption.
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The reporting (5)
- Is Instagram Down? Men's Journal · 46d ago
- Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Hit by Widespread Meta Outage Morocco World News · 46d ago
- Facebook, Threads down across US; users say ‘nothing is loading’ amid widespread outage Hindustan Times · 46d ago
- Instagram Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows GV Wire · 46d ago
- Instagram and Facebook go down in major outage The Independent · 46d ago broke it first
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