# Meta's Facebook, Instagram recover after brief outage in US

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-21 10:29 UTC · Category: Business · Sources: 2 · Current Velocity: 0.71

## Key People, Organizations & Locations
Instagram, Facebook, META

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB News | Billions lose access to social media as Facebook and Instagram go down in apparent outage | 2026-09-21 01:46 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxOd0k0M3JTQkZtUG0tcUdGdDhfeG5BaEhvSmRHRzRINjhxc2JjOE44MXoxdmZEOG02dXlBQkljbWVIeXF2d2tUT2JITUdoV1lzcmY4bmJIZ1YxaGIwdzd1SnFBNWJ4eHRxbnVFRDJ4YWRINkZTVHN2c0tNOXg2R3lwVnRvWEpoSmUyZUFqVkYwNkpEMWNaZTd3?oc=5) |
| BusinessToday Malaysia | Meta’s Facebook, Instagram Hit By Outages In US | 2026-09-21 01:46 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxNeGR6SG5wWmZDU241ZjJ3dXMwVFl5OXRCVjktZkdNQXZBSkNLaHNsQ1ZwOC1ZQUxPU2lHcGw3TGFFZDJXN3U2c3RkV0lOd09pOWd6a1MtZnpha2N4M2xyQlNueGZXNlVFUjNaTEFoQXhGMDlVal9RQTZOTmxMUDZNc2I5a05SYnY5aWZYS1g0LUF1SGpK?oc=5) |

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