Global Outage Disrupts Facebook and Instagram Before Company Confirms Fix
Millions of users worldwide experience widespread outages across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp before the social media giant resolves the technical issues. The company confirms the disruption is not the result of a cyberattack.
Facebook and Instagram users around the world face significant disruptions as they attempt to post content or access the social media platforms. The issues begin around 11 a.m. ET, with many users encountering error messages that state "something went wrong" when trying to share status updates.
Facebook acknowledges the problem and confirms that the outage affects its entire family of apps, including the messaging service WhatsApp and the virtual reality brand Oculus. The company uses its official Twitter account to reassure the public that a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is not responsible for the widespread downtime.
Outage tracking maps show affected users across the United States, Europe, South America, Australia, and Asia. Shortly after midnight EDT, Instagram tweets a confirmation that the platforms are fully functional again, though Facebook does not immediately disclose the exact cause of the technical failure.