Facebook, Instagram, Threads face downtime, users unable to access accounts
Meta-owned Facebook, Messenger and Instagram have suffered massive glitch worldwide, leaving users unable to access the social media platforms.
It was gathered that Meta’s internal systems were also down which may have led to Tuesday’s outage.
Facebook and Messenger glitches surfaced when users noticed they were kicked out of their accounts and unable to log back in – even with the right credentials.
Also, Instagram users are unable to refresh their feeds.
Reports from downdetector, a platform monitoring global outages, indicate staggering numbers of users affected.
Millions of users reported the outage on X with the hashtag #instagramdown and “Facebook and Instagram” among the top trends.