“Log in again; session expired; couldn't refresh feed," were some of the messages that popped up while using the Facebook and Instagram apps. The disruptions started around 8:30 pm on Tuesday.
Instagram down? Netizens report server connection issues on mobile app
Instagram users across the globe reported server connection issues with the mobile app on Thursday evening. Data shared on outage tracking website, Downdetector, also showed a sudden spike in cases of users reporting issues with Instagram, starting at 7:00 pm.
Thousands of users across the world and more than 150 users in India said they were facing such a problem on the social media platform. Downdetector indicated that Instagram was not working properly in several cities including Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
“Log in again; session expired; couldn't refresh feed," were some of the messages that popped up while using the Facebook and Instagram apps. The disruptions started around 8:30 pm on Tuesday.
Instagram down? Netizens report server connection issues on mobile app
Instagram users across the globe reported server connection issues with the mobile app on Thursday evening. Data shared on outage tracking website, Downdetector, also showed a sudden spike in cases of users reporting issues with Instagram, starting at 7:00 pm.
Thousands of users across the world and more than 150 users in India said they were facing such a problem on the social media platform. Downdetector indicated that Instagram was not working properly in several cities including Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads Down in Widespread Outage
Users of Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage.
Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday. The problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global.
London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks said on X that four Meta platforms -- Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads -- were “currently experiencing outages related to login sessions in multiple countries.” But the firm, which advocates for internet freedom, said there was no sign of “country-level internet disruptions or filtering,” which are typically imposed by governments.
Instagram, Facebook, Meta, Messenger not working
Users experienced issues around 8:56 pm, reporting difficulties in loading content on their feeds. Issues are being reported with the app, login, and uploading content.
London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks also reported on X that four Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads, were currently facing outages related to login sessions in multiple countries.
Meta outage trending on X (Twitter)
The Meta outage quickly became a trending topic on X, formerly Twitter, as numerous users reported sudden logouts from Meta-owned social media platforms. "Cyberattack," "Mark Zuckerberg," and "Instagram Facebook Down" emerged as top-ranking trends.
Elon Musk reacts to Instagram, Facebook outage
Facebook and Instagram back online after hour-long outage, some YouTube users also suffer sign-in issues
Several users had reported that Instagram and Facebook were not working for them. The outage lasted for an hour, after which both social media apps began working normally. A few users also reported sign-in issues with YouTube.
In Short
Instagram and Facebook are down for users across the world.
Users are sharing their experiences on X.
Elon Musk also mocked Meta over the outage.
On Tuesday night, Facebook, Instagram and Threads users reported that they couldn't access the social media apps. Meta Quest users too had issues logging in to their headsets. The outage lasted for about an hour, and now, all apps are working normally.
When the apps had suffered the outage, Elon Musk's X was flooded with posts from people who were affected. Musk himself also reacted to the outage, mocking his competitor. On the other hand, some YouTube users had also reported an error in the app, saying that they were having issues logging in.
Facebook, Instagram back after an hour-long outage
As mentioned already, Facebook, Instagram and Threads are now back online after suffering an outage that roughly lasted for an hour. Facebook was the first app to restore its operations followed by Instagram and Threads. Meta Quest users too can now easily log back in to their accounts.
On the other hand, some YouTube users also reported experiencing an error on the platform. However, for some, a simple click on the "Retry" button seemed to resolve the issue.
Responding to the users' complaints, the team shared in a statement that they were working on a fix.
When Instagram, Facebook stopped working
At the time of the outage, users had shared that they were encountering "failure to load" error pages on both Instagram and Facebook. On the other hand, some said that when it comes to Instagram, they could still see older stories along with the error. However, when it comes to Facebook, many accounts had been logged out.
As soon as the social media apps stopped working, users began sharing their experiences on XSharing a video of people using an escalator, a user wrote, "When you realise both Facebook and Instagram are down and everybody rushing towards X." Another Facebook user tweeted, "Has Facebook logged anyone else out and giving errors when trying to get back in ? Always gives me the fear someone has hacked it."
While some people were joking about the outage, others were getting worried after they were suddenly locked out of their accounts. Several users also started panicking as they thought that they were hacked or under some form of cyberattack. However, users calmed down when they got to know that the apps were suffering an outage and they had not been hacked.
Talking about how he is relieved to find out that his account hasn't been hacked, a user wrote, "Me after checking on Twitter that Meta is just down and I'm not hacked since my Instagram isn’t loading and my Facebook got "session logged out."
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