[[{“value”:”Facebook and Instagram, which are owned by Metadata, went offline frequently on Tuesday morning, according to Downdetector.
Outages were even reported on Threads and Messenger.
Around mid-morning Tuesday Eastern Standard Time, hundreds of thousands of Facebook users reported having trouble accessing their accounts.
People had trouble accessing some of our services earlier today due to a complex issue. We apologize for any inconvenience, and Meta spokesman Andy Stone stated that the issue was resolved as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted.
People had trouble accessing some of our services earlier today due to a technological issue. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and hope to have the issue resolved as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted. http ://t.co/ybyyAZNAMn
— Andy Stone ( @andymstone ) March 5, 2024
According to CNN Business:
Some users discovered that their Facebook accounts had been logged out. Others received Instagram notifications that” something went wrong” and their feeds could n’t be loaded.
Similar to Elon Musk’s X, Threads, Meta’s competitor, also went over, showing users a popup that read,” Something went bad, please try suddenly later” in place of their feed.
Less than 80, 000 people were reporting issues with Facebook, according to Downdetector, about an hour and a half after the outage reports started ticking up. Additionally, Instagram and Messenger reported a sharp decline.
The actual number of damaged users is likely to be higher because DownDetector simply measures the number of users who report issues.
On Tuesday, Meta’s status page reported “major disruptions” affecting Facebook login as well as some other platform-related aspects.
Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger are currently unavailable on Super Tuesday. Meta platforms abruptly stop operating during a severe power outage. Many users are able to access services or communicate. pic. twitter.com/axRht7DO44
— Simon Ateba ( @simonateba ) March 5, 2024
BREAKING: Except for X and Telegram, all social media platforms around the world are experiencing downages. pic. twitter.com/oTN6Btk1fk
The General ( @GeneralMCNews ) March 5, 2024
Elon Musk said,” If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working.”
If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are operational.
Elon Musk ( @elonmusk ) March 5, 2024
Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram are lower.
Nevertheless, on X… twitter.com/RBetVHEgB0
March 5, 2024 — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres ).
According to CBS News:
According to DownDetector, Facebook users from all over the world reported being able to log into the service, from Egypt to Oklahoma. Some users on social media expressed concern that their accounts had been compromised because they had been kicked out of the service and were unable to regain access to their accounts using their passwords.
According to NetBlocks, a global internet monitor,” Meta platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads are already experiencing outages related to login sessions in various countries, incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering.”
According to tech website 9to5Mac, Meta Quest’s unnatural reality headsets were also signed out.
According to NetBlocks director of research Isik Mater on X, the issue represents a “major outage incident.” Even the company’s official status page is now displayed as” Unfamiliar” across the board.
According to Meta, Facebook has more than 2 billion monthly active users in the world.”}]] [[{“value”:”
According to Downdetector, Meta-owned platforms Facebook & Instagram experienced widespread outages on Tuesday.
Messenger and Threads have also reported outages.
Around mid-morning Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of Facebook users had reported problems accessing their accounts.
“Earlier today, people had difficulty accessing our services due to a technical problem. We fixed the issue as soon as possible for all those affected, and apologize for any inconvenience,” Meta spokeswoman Andy Stone said.
A technical issue earlier today caused some people to be unable to access our services. We apologize for any inconvenience. We fixed the issue as quickly and efficiently as possible for all those affected. https://t.co/ybyyAZNAMn
Andy Stone (@andymstone), March 5, 2024
CNN Business:
Some users discovered that they had been logged off of their Facebook accounts. Some users received notifications from Instagram saying that “something went awry” and that their feeds couldn’t be loaded.
Threads, Meta’s competitor to Elon Musk’s X, went down as well and showed users a message that read “Something went terribly wrong, please try it again later”.
According to Downdetector, less than 80,000 users reported problems with Facebook about an hour and a quarter after the reports began to accumulate. Reports of problems with Instagram and Messenger also dropped dramatically.
Downdetector only measures users who report problems, so the actual number of users affected is likely to be higher.
Meta’s status update on Tuesday showed that “major disruptions”, including Facebook login, were affecting the platform.
BREAKING: Facebook Messenger, Instagram and Instagram are all down now on Super Tuesday. Meta platforms stop working suddenly in a huge outage. Many users are unable to communicate or access services. pic.twitter.com/axRht7DO44
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) March 5, 2024
BREAKING NEWS: All social media platforms are experiencing outages worldwide, except for X. pic.twitter.com/oTN6Btk1fk
The General (@GeneralMCNews), March 5, 2024
Elon Musk said, “If you are reading this post it is because our servers are operating.”
If you’re reading this, then our servers are currently working.
Elon Musk (@elonmusk), March 5, 2024
Instagram, Facebook and YouTube are all down.
Meanwhile on X… pic.twitter.com/RBetVHEgB0
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 5, 2024
CBS News has noted the following:
According to DownDetector, Facebook users across the globe have reported that they are unable to log into the service. This includes users from Egypt, to Oklahoma. Some users on social media were concerned that their accounts had possibly been hacked after they were booted from the service and could not log back in using their passwords.
NetBlocks, a global monitor of the internet, reported on X that “Meta platforms such as Facebook, Instagram Messenger and Threads have been experiencing outages in multiple countries due to login sessions; incident is not related to country level internet disruptions or filters.”
According to 9to5Mac, Meta Quest’s virtual reality headsets have also been signed out.
Isik Mateer, NetBlocks’ director of research, wrote on X that the issue is a “major incident.” “Even the official status page of the company is currently showing a status of ‘Unknown’ on all platforms.”
According to Meta, Facebook has over 2 billion active users daily worldwide.
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