Instagram and Facebook now up and running after a brief outage

Update: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Messenger are now working as they should. The services were restored within two hours of the outage.

“Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, as we apologize for any inconvenience,” stated Andy Stone, Communications Meta, on X (formerly Twitter).

Original story…

Meta-owned social media apps like Instagram and Facebook are down for millions of users. Down detector website as well as the X trends confirm that the app is not just down for Indian users but also for users around the world.

Some users reported that they were not able to refresh their feeds, while others said that they were logged out of the app. When these users tried to log back in, they weren’t able to do so as it said incorrect password even when the password was correct.

Those who were able to be in the app noticed “We’re sorry, but something went wrong. Please try again” message when they tried to scroll reels or refresh their feeds.

Not just these apps, but Meta’s Threads and Messenger are also facing a global outage.

Several users took to X to reveal the same. Some made memes and they are hilarious. Meanwhile, X boss Elon Musk took a jibe at Meta’s apps.

If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2024

Mark zuckerberg figuring out why Instagram and Facebook is down:#instagramdown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/CaSkGz4IFo

— Ghulam Muhayyudin Malik (@RealMuhayyudin) March 5, 2024

Elon Musk after seen Mark Zuckerberg both Instagram down and Facebook down 👇#instagramdown #facebookdown #meta pic.twitter.com/gg1nt4MnPk

— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) March 5, 2024

when you realise both Facebook and Instagram are down and everybody rushing towards X #instagramdown #facebookdownpic.twitter.com/HEEHs9x3Yn

— ultimate-D (@ultimate__d) March 5, 2024

Meta hasn’t revealed the reason behind the outage. We expect Meta to get its social media apps up and running soon.