Social media giants Facebook and Instagram are currently experiencing a global outage, leaving millions of users unable to access their accounts. According to reports, the outage began around 9:15 PM PST on March 4th, 2024, and has affected users worldwide.
Widespread Disruption:
Users are reporting various issues, including:
- Inability to log in: Many users are being logged out of their accounts and are unable to log back in.
- Feed refresh problems: Users are experiencing difficulties refreshing their feeds, with posts, stories, and comments failing to load.
- Complete shutdown: Threads, a messaging app developed by Meta, is also experiencing a complete shutdown, displaying an error message upon launch.
Cause of the Outage:
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has acknowledged the outage and is working on a fix. Initial reports suggest the outage may be due to a technical issue during routine maintenance.
Real-time Updates:
As of now, the outage is still ongoing. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.
Here are some additional details from the news articles you shared:
- The outage also affected WhatsApp, another Meta-owned platform.
- Some users worried their accounts were hacked, but Meta assured them this was not the case.
- This is not the first time Facebook and Instagram have experienced a global outage. In July 2023, a similar outage affected the platforms for several hours.
We understand that this outage may be frustrating for many users. We hope that Facebook and Instagram will be back online soon.
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