Meta outage: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger were not working on December 11th
12 december 2024 в 01:13
If you are not one of the few who do not use social media, then you probably noticed that your Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram apps were not working on December 11. It turned out that Meta experienced a widespread outage later in the morning and throughout the day. For several hours, businesses, bloggers, and other users were wondering when the apps would start working again.
Meta released a statement through X on that day, tweeting that the company «is aware that a technical issue is affecting the ability of some users to access our apps». Meta added: «We are working to get everything back to normal as soon as possible and apologize for any inconvenience».
Instagram also released a statement through X, acknowledging the issue.
In its official statement through X, Meta noted that it is experiencing a «technical issue» that «affects the ability of some users to access our apps», - including Facebook. The company did not specify what the problem was.
In Instagram’s style, the X platform account included the hashtag «instagramdown» in its acknowledgment of the issue. However, the «technical issue» referenced by Instagram was not specified.
«Hi, we know that a technical issue is affecting the ability of some users to access Instagram», - tweeted the X account. «We are working to get everything back to normal as soon as possible and apologize for any inconvenience».
According to DownDetector, more than 70,000 users reported problems with Instagram after 11:00 Eastern Time on December 11.
WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger also experienced issues for users. WhatsApp acknowledged the problem through X, writing: «We are aware of issues with accessing WhatsApp. We are actively working on a solution and starting to see a return to normal for most people. We expect everything to return to normal soon».
By 4:00 Eastern Time, many users reported that their Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram apps were working again. Additionally, the number of complaints on DownDetector decreased after 1:00
Meta released a statement through X on that day, tweeting that the company «is aware that a technical issue is affecting the ability of some users to access our apps». Meta added: «We are working to get everything back to normal as soon as possible and apologize for any inconvenience».
Instagram also released a statement through X, acknowledging the issue.
In its official statement through X, Meta noted that it is experiencing a «technical issue» that «affects the ability of some users to access our apps», - including Facebook. The company did not specify what the problem was.
In Instagram’s style, the X platform account included the hashtag «instagramdown» in its acknowledgment of the issue. However, the «technical issue» referenced by Instagram was not specified.
«Hi, we know that a technical issue is affecting the ability of some users to access Instagram», - tweeted the X account. «We are working to get everything back to normal as soon as possible and apologize for any inconvenience».
According to DownDetector, more than 70,000 users reported problems with Instagram after 11:00 Eastern Time on December 11.
WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger also experienced issues for users. WhatsApp acknowledged the problem through X, writing: «We are aware of issues with accessing WhatsApp. We are actively working on a solution and starting to see a return to normal for most people. We expect everything to return to normal soon».
By 4:00 Eastern Time, many users reported that their Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram apps were working again. Additionally, the number of complaints on DownDetector decreased after 1:00
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