Facebook Outages: Thousands Affected in the US
Understanding the Facebook Outages
On a recent Monday, Facebook and Instagram outages plagued users across the United States, leading to significant disruptions. According to Downdetector, reports indicated over 8,000 issues with Facebook and more than 4,000 with Instagram, particularly during peak hours.
Impact and Response
At the height of the outage around 1:35 PM ET, incidents exceeded 12,000 for Facebook, while Instagram users faced over 5,000 issues. Most services were restored by 2:09 PM ET, with report numbers declining rapidly.
Historical Context
This is not the first instance of major Meta platforms outages; earlier this year, users experienced a global outage, generating over 550,000 reports for Facebook and about 92,000 for Instagram due to technical difficulties.
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