Social media users around the world were met with frustration today as Facebook and Instagram experienced a widespread outage.
Reports suggest the outage began around 8:30 PM IST on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024. Users encountered difficulties logging in, refreshing their feeds, and accessing other functionalities on both platforms.
While the exact cause of the outage remains undisclosed, news articles from sources like Livemint [1] mention that the issue also affected WhatsApp, another Meta-owned platform. This suggests a potential underlying problem within Meta’s infrastructure.
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has acknowledged the outage and assured users that they are working on a resolution . However, no official statement regarding the cause or estimated recovery time has been released yet.
The outage has sparked various reactions online, with some users expressing concern about their accounts being hacked, while others simply shared their frustration with the disruption.
As of now, it is unclear how long the outage will last. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.
Stay tuned for further developments on this story.