If you were in the middle of scrolling your Facebook or Instagram feed and suddenly found yourself logged out, you’re not the only one. A widespread outage is currently affecting both Meta-owned social media platforms. Users are encountering “failure to load” errors, preventing them from accessing their accounts.
According to DownDetector, a website that tracks online service disruptions, over 352,000 outage reports were logged as of 10:49 a.m. US Time. The issue appears to extend to the mobile apps as well.
The cause of the outage is still unknown.
This outage highlights the central role these social media platforms play in daily communication and online activities for millions of people worldwide. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.
