Facebook, Instagram and other Meta owned social media platforms are back online after a brief worldwide outage on Friday that left millions of users unable to access their accounts.
According to Downdetector reports, the problem started after a sudden spike in users reporting error messages on both web and mobile versions of the apps.
Users also reported that they faced problems with Instagram and the WhatsApp desktop feature. Some users also reported issues with using Threads.
The collective disruption in services shows that several Meta services were affected at the same time.
In February, the social media platform X also went down for thousands of users in the United States and Britain.
Is Facebook down in Pakistan?
Previously, the popular global social networking Meta services Facebook, Threads and Instagram were facing disruptions on Friday.
The been affected across the world, including Pakistan, causing problems for users.
According to users, they were facing problems sending messages and posting on Meta’s sub platform, Facebook. They also reported issues while using Instagram and Threads.
Downdetector
Earlier today, the popular outage tracking website Downdetector reported a sharp rise in complaints from users who were unable to access Facebook on both the web and mobile app.
Many users also reported problems with Instagram and the WhatsApp desktop service.
Users of Threads faced similar issues. Some users complained that they were unable to log in. While other users experienced slow loading times and connection errors.
Several independent outage monitoring websites also recorded a large increase in reports. They suggested that the problem was affecting users in multiple countries rather than a single region.
The high number of complaints may indicate that the disruption was widespread. Some reports suggest that the problem could likely be caused by a technical issue affecting Meta’s platforms.
