Services for Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta Platforms Inc., experienced widespread outages affecting hundreds of thousands of users worldwide on Tuesday, according to Downdetector, a website that monitors web service disruptions.
As reported by Reuters, disruptions began at approximately 3:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time, with over 300,000
Facebook users reporting service interruptions. Additionally, around 40,000 reports were made concerning issues with Instagram, as per Downdetector's tracking data.
Meta spokesperson Andy Stone acknowledged the issue in a post on social media platform "X," stating, "We are aware that some users are currently having trouble accessing our services. We are working to resolve this issue promptly."
Meta's status dashboard also revealed that the WhatsApp Business API was encountering problems, with Downdetector noting around 200 reports of WhatsApp service failures. The site tracks outages by aggregating status reports from multiple sources, including direct user feedback.