Is Facebook Down? Platforms Coming Back Online After Widespread Outages, Meta Says
- On Friday, Facebook and Instagram experienced widespread global outages early morning, leaving users unable to access accounts or load feeds. The disruptions affected millions worldwide.
- Disruptions began shortly after 9:30 a.m. ET, prompting thousands of users to report issues on Reddit and other platforms. Users encountered login errors and generic error messages.
- Outage tracker Downdetector recorded more than 113,000 reports for Facebook by 10 a.m., while Instagram's status page displayed '404- Page Not Found' messages, underscoring the outage's severity.
- Communications Director at Meta Andy Stone stated, 'We're aware people are currently having trouble accessing our services. We're working on it,' though no timeline for resolution exists.
- While Facebook Messenger is also impacted by the outage, other Meta-owned services including Threads and WhatsApp remain operational, allowing users to monitor status pages for restoration updates.
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'Am I Hacked?' Mass Logout Sparks Panic During Facebook, Messenger Outage; Meta Silent on Cause
On Friday, thousands of users were suddenly logged out of Facebook and Messenger, with many immediately fearing their accounts had been hacked. The problems began around 2:45pm BST (9:45am ET / 6:45am PT), as blank feeds, failed login attempts and unexpected recovery prompts spread rapidly across multiple countries. Downdetector recorded more than 110,000 reports at its peak in the US alone. Panicked users rushed to reset passwords or turned to …
Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger users reported total failures in login and data traffic on Friday.
Facebook, Meta apps down
According to a vast number of user reports, Facebook and several other Meta apps have been down since roughly 9:45 PM Philippine time. Users have reported getting logged out of both Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram apps. Users who have been able to stay logged in are not having their feed updated or are experiencing errors viewing content. This downtime appears to be affecting the global population with other foreign websites reporting similar…
Meta says Instagram and Facebook are 'coming back' online after morning outage
Meta's spokesperson confirmed outage issues on Friday morning.Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesWidespread outages plagued Facebook and Instagram Friday morning.A Meta spokesperson confirmed platform issues in a post on X and later said: "We're coming back."Outage reports on third-party website DownDetector have since fallen.Facebook and Instagram suffered from widespread outages for hours on Friday before the service began to come back onl…
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