Is Facebook down? 'Technical issue' brings down Facebook. Instagram, Threads, Messenger for hours.
UPDATE 12:05 a.m.: All services seem to be back up.
UPDATE 11:43 a.m.: Some users have reported being able to get back into Facebook and Messenger, although service remains spotty. Instagram and Threads still having issues.
For a time Tuesday morning, it seemed that all of the internet was united with one overwhelming question: Is Facebook down?
Facebook down?
Did you get logged out of Facebook? It's not you. Your password is fine and you don't need to change it. Facebook's parent company, Meta, was suffering a service outage. Other Meta sites also experienced outages.
UPDATE 11:43 a.m.: Some users have reported being able to get back into Facebook and Messenger, although service remains spotty. Instagram and Threads still having issues.
For a time Tuesday morning, it seemed that all of the internet was united with one overwhelming question: Is Facebook down?
Facebook down?
Did you get logged out of Facebook? It's not you. Your password is fine and you don't need to change it. Facebook's parent company, Meta, was suffering a service outage. Other Meta sites also experienced outages.
Is Instagram down?
For a couple of hours Tuesday morning, the Instagram app seemed to work for some users but wouldn't load certain feeds and the desktop version would not load. The peak was 85,020 outages reported at 10:33 a.m. ET.
Is Threads down?
The Threads app was opening but would not display any feeds or posts. The peak of complaints at DownDetector was 860 at 10:31 a.m.
Is Messenger down?
People trying to message friends and family with Messenger found themselves completely logged out. DownDetector reports a peak of user reports of 12,122 at 10:32 a.m.
Is YouTube down?
YouTube, which is not a Meta company, was also reportedly down for some users during roughly the same time period. DownDetector reported a peak of user reports of 5,515 at 10:35 a.m.
When will Facebook be back up?
Stone acknowledged the outage just before 11 a.m. on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying "We're aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now."
Service to first Facebook, and then the other Meta services was restored by noon, just in time for people to discuss their state's presidential primaries today for Super Tuesday.
For a couple of hours Tuesday morning, the Instagram app seemed to work for some users but wouldn't load certain feeds and the desktop version would not load. The peak was 85,020 outages reported at 10:33 a.m. ET.
The Threads app was opening but would not display any feeds or posts. The peak of complaints at DownDetector was 860 at 10:31 a.m.
People trying to message friends and family with Messenger found themselves completely logged out. DownDetector reports a peak of user reports of 12,122 at 10:32 a.m.
YouTube, which is not a Meta company, was also reportedly down for some users during roughly the same time period. DownDetector reported a peak of user reports of 5,515 at 10:35 a.m.
Stone acknowledged the outage just before 11 a.m. on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying "We're aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now."
Service to first Facebook, and then the other Meta services was restored by noon, just in time for people to discuss their state's presidential primaries today for Super Tuesday.