Instagram and Facebook down for thousands, as major outage reported
Meta-owned platforms Instagram and Facebook experienced a major outage, affecting thousands of users, particularly those using mobile applications. Downdetector reported a significant surge in user complaints, though Meta has not yet provided a cause.
Why it matters
Widespread outages of major social media platforms disrupt global communication and highlight the fragility of centralized digital infrastructure.
INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK users have encountered issues with the platforms this evening following a major outage.
The article reports on a technical service disruption using crowdsourced data without editorializing.
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