Meta’s Facebook, Instagram down for hundreds of thousands of users across globe
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Meta Platforms-owned Facebook and Instagram were down for hundreds of thousands of users across the globe on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
The disruptions started around 10:00 am ET, with more than 300,000 reports of outages for Facebook and about 40,000 reports for Instagram, according to the website.
“We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X social media.
Meta’s status dashboard showed the application programming interface for WhatsApp Business was also facing issues. There were around 200 reports of outages for WhatsApp on Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources, including users.
The outage was among the top trending topics on X, formerly Twitter, with several users saying they had suddenly been logged out of the Meta-owned social media platforms.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which Meta platforms were affected by the recent global outages?
Which Meta platforms were affected by the recent global outages?
Facebook and Instagram experienced widespread disruptions. Downdetector also noted issues with the WhatsApp Business application programming interface, though WhatsApp itself had fewer reported outages.
Q.When did the service disruptions begin on Tuesday?
When did the service disruptions begin on Tuesday?
The outages for Meta's services, including Facebook and Instagram, began around 10:00 am ET on Tuesday. Downdetector started tracking reports from this time onwards.
Q.What has Meta said about the issues users are experiencing?
What has Meta said about the issues users are experiencing?
Meta spokesperson Andy Stone stated in a post on X that they are aware of the access problems. He confirmed that the company is actively working to resolve these service disruptions.
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