Meta's Global Outage: Users Struggle to Access Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
Mass disruptions affected Meta's flagship platforms, prompting user frustration across the globe.
A recent technical issue led to significant global outages for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, impacting millions. Over 22,000 users reported difficulties accessing Facebook, while WhatsApp faced over 18,000 complaints, as tracked by Downdetector. The disruption, beginning around 1800 GMT, affected regions including the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and the US. Meta acknowledged the issue and is working to resolve it promptly, apologizing for the inconvenience caused. While specific problems varied from complete app inaccessibility to slow feed refresh rates, the scale of the outage echoes previous incidents, such as the major six-hour downtime in 2021, which prompted an apology from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. With Facebook boasting over three billion active monthly users, the impact of these outages is particularly pronounced given the platforms' global popularity.
Mass disruptions affected Meta's flagship platforms, prompting user frustration across the globe.
A recent technical issue led to significant global outages for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, impacting millions. Over 22,000 users reported difficulties accessing Facebook, while WhatsApp faced over 18,000 complaints, as tracked by Downdetector. The disruption, beginning around 1800 GMT, affected regions including the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and the US. Meta acknowledged the issue and is working to resolve it promptly, apologizing for the inconvenience caused. While specific problems varied from complete app inaccessibility to slow feed refresh rates, the scale of the outage echoes previous incidents, such as the major six-hour downtime in 2021, which prompted an apology from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. With Facebook boasting over three billion active monthly users, the impact of these outages is particularly pronounced given the platforms' global popularity.
