Meta’s social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, suffered a major outage on Tuesday. Users around the world faced difficulties in accessing major features. This problem occurred especially in the US.
Independent outage tracking website Downdetector recorded a surge in reports of users struggling to post content, with Instagram’s comments section being the worst affected. The outage started at 6:30 PM IST, leaving users unable to see comments on their posts. Engagement was visible on stories and images, but comments were missing. Facebook users also faced disruptions, though details are unclear.
So far Meta has not released any official statement on the outage, which has left users angry and looking for answers. Many people are expressing their complaints on other social media sites, which shows the widespread impact of the problem. The cause of the outage is not yet known, and it is not known when it will be fixed.