Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Down: Meta blames technical issue as thousands of users are facing disruptions in using apps

Updated on 12-Dec-2024
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Meta services including WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram are experiencing widespread disruptions globally.

Over 35,000 users in India have reported issues with Instagram, while WhatsApp and Facebook are also down for many.

Users flock to X (formerly Twitter) to share memes and jokes as Meta platforms face outages.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Down: Meta services such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are experiencing disruptions. Thousands of users are experiencing disruptions while using the platform. Users are unable to use any of the Meta apps worldwide. The users are unable to send messages, refresh their feeds and post content. 

UPDATE: Meta has responded to the Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram outage. In a statement, the social media giant has stated that, “We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access our apps. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience.”

WhatsApp Down: According to Downdetector, over 20,000 users have reported issues with sending and receiving messages. In addition, more than 12,000 users in the United States have reported the issue. However, it seems that WhatsApp is not down for all the users as we are able to use it. 

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Facebook Down: Facebook users are unable to refresh their newsfeeds. Some users are also having problems using the Messenger app. According to Downdetector, over 7,000 users have reported the problem to the real-time outage monitoring platform.  

Instagram Down: The popular photo-sharing platform is also experiencing disruptions. The users are unable to refresh their feeds, send messages, or upload posts. Some users have also expressed concerns about the login. According to Downdetector, the problem has been reported by over 35,000 Indian users.  

Meanwhile, social media platform X has become a meme posting platform with people finding humour in the situation. WhatsApp Down, Instagram Down and Facebook Down is currently trending on Elon Musk-owned microblogging platform. The users are brutally trolling the platform with memes, videos and opinions. Meta down and Mark Zuckerberg is also trending on X. 

Here are some of the best memes online.


Ashish Singh

Ashish Singh is the Chief Copy Editor at Digit. Previously, he worked as a Senior Sub-Editor with Jagran English from 2022, and has been a journalist since 2020, with experience at Times Internet. Ashish specializes in Technology. In his free time, you can find him exploring new gadgets, gaming, and discovering new places.

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