Meta Platforms is grappling with a substantial outage affecting its core services, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Users worldwide are experiencing a range of difficulties, leading to a surge in reports of access issues. The nature and extent of the outage closely resemble previous disruptions, highlighting persistent challenges in maintaining reliable social media services.
Meta Platforms Faces Widespread Outage Affecting Key Services
Meta Platforms Faces Widespread Outage Affecting Key Services
A mass outage has rendered Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp inaccessible for users globally.
A significant technical issue across Meta’s platforms sparked reports from over 22,000 users struggling with Facebook access, coupled with similar challenges on WhatsApp impacting over 18,000 users. The downtime began around 1800 GMT on Wednesday, sweeping across regions including the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and the US, according to outage-tracking site Downdetector. Users cited difficulties ranging from complete inaccessibility to slow feeds. The latest incident is reminiscent of a monumental outage in 2021, which halted services for nearly six hours, prompting an apology from Meta's founder, Mark Zuckerberg. The company is currently working to resolve the issues and restore normal operations.
Meta Platforms is grappling with a substantial outage affecting its core services, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Users worldwide are experiencing a range of difficulties, leading to a surge in reports of access issues. The nature and extent of the outage closely resemble previous disruptions, highlighting persistent challenges in maintaining reliable social media services.
