Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage

London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks said on X that four Meta platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads – were “currently experiencing outages related to login sessions in multiple countries.” But the firm, which advocates for internet freedom, said there was no sign of “country-level internet disruptions or filtering,” which are typically imposed by governments.

The outage was among the top trending topics on X, formerly Twitter, with the platform’s owner Elon Musk taking a shot at Meta with a post that said: “If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working”.

Meta’s most recent worldwide outage happened in 2021, when its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp services went offline for more than six hours.

Reuters, AP