Meta's social networks down for thousands of users in US, Downdetector says
Thousands of users in the United States experienced outages across Meta's social networks, including Facebook and Instagram. Reports indicate these disruptions occurred on Sunday night for US users, while other accounts suggest a brief Facebook outage impacted people worldwide. Users have reported specific problems accessing Facebook. Separately, reports indicate issues with Google Meet services, though the connection between the two outages remains unclear.
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- ✓ Thousands of users in the US experienced outages across Meta's social networks.
- ✓ Facebook and Instagram went down for US users on Sunday night.
- ✓ Users reported problems accessing Facebook.
What changed
Reports now include outages for Instagram and Google Meet alongside the initial Facebook disruptions.
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Meta services experience outages for US and global users
Thousands of users in the United States experienced outages across Meta's social networks, including Facebook and Instagram. Reports indicate these disruptions occurred on Sunday night for US users, while other accounts suggest a brief Facebook outage impacted people worldwide. Users have reported specific problems accessing Facebook. Separately, reports indicate issues with Google Meet services, though the connection between the two outages remains unclear.
Why it matters
Meta operates several of the world's largest communication platforms. Simultaneous outages across multiple services often indicate larger infrastructure failures. The involvement of Google Meet suggests a potential broader internet or cloud service disruption.
What is confirmed
- Thousands of users in the US experienced outages across Meta's social networks.
- Facebook and Instagram went down for US users on Sunday night.
- Users reported problems accessing Facebook.
Still unconfirmed
- Google Meet services are down.
What to watch next
- Confirmation of a wider technical failure affecting both Meta and Google services.
confidence 80%Sources used for this update (5)
- economictimes.indiatimes.com — Google Meet Down
- reuters.com — Meta's social networks down for thousands of users in US, Downdetector says
- 9News — Brief Facebook outage impacted users across world, reports say
- Asbury Park Press — Is Facebook down? Users have problem with Facebook
- The Next Web — Facebook and Instagram went down for US users on Sunday night
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