After a widespread outage lasting approximately two hours on Tuesday, Facebook and Instagram are back online, as confirmed by Meta, the parent company.
During the outage, which affected hundreds of thousands of users worldwide, individuals attempting to access the platforms encountered error messages and were unable to refresh their feeds.
Meta acknowledged the disruption and issued an apology to all affected users, stating that the technical issue had been resolved as swiftly as possible.
According to tracking website Downdetector, the outages were reported across multiple countries, highlighting the global impact of the disruption.
Meta’s platforms, Facebook and Instagram, boast billions of active monthly users worldwide, with Facebook alone boasting three billion users, while Instagram is anticipated to reach 1.4 billion users later this year.
Additionally, Threads, Meta’s platform rivaling Twitter, experienced similar outages during the incident. However, WhatsApp, another platform owned by Meta, remained unaffected.
This isn’t the first time Meta has encountered such a widespread outage. In 2021, the company faced a major disruption, with services including Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram all going offline for nearly six hours. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder, issued an apology for the inconvenience caused during that incident.
With social media playing an integral role in daily communication and networking for billions of users globally, such outages serve as a reminder of the platforms’ significance and the impact of technical issues on their functionality.
Carlo Juancho FuntanillaFrontend Developer, WordPress, Shopify
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