Are Facebook and Instagram down? Users report widespread issues and error messages
Instagram and Facebook experienced a major outage, preventing users from accessing features as expected. On Instagram, new pictures failed to load and profiles were not displaying correctly. The issues were not universal across the apps, with some sections loading before displaying error message
By Andrew Griffin
Instagram and Facebook experienced a major outage, preventing users from accessing features as expected.
On Instagram, new pictures failed to load and profiles were not displaying correctly.
The issues were not universal across the apps, with some sections loading before displaying error messages.
The problems began around 5pm Eastern Time, which is 10pm in the UK.
Tracking website Down Detector reported a sudden increase in error reports from users worldwide.