Meta Suffers Major Global Outage: Facebook, Instagram Down for Hours Across India and the World
Meta Suffers Major Global Outage: Facebook, Instagram Down for Hours Across India and the World
Gangtok, June 13 : Millions of users across the globe, including thousands in India, were left staring at error messages on Friday, June 12, as Meta's family of apps suffered one of its biggest outages in recent years, commonly referred to as the meta outage.
The disruption began shortly before 9:45 AM Eastern Time, around 7:15 PM IST, and knocked out Facebook, Instagram and Messenger, with some users also reporting trouble on WhatsApp, particularly on desktop.
Facebook users were abruptly logged out of their accounts, greeted with "Query Error" or "Sorry, something went wrong" messages, and unable to log back in. Others could open the app but could not post, comment, react, search, or load Stories and Marketplace. The impact of the meta outage was felt widely, causing frustration for users worldwide.
Scale of the Disruption
The recent meta outage serves as a reminder of how dependent users have become on these platforms for communication and connection.
Outage-tracking platform Downdetector recorded a massive surge in complaints. Facebook crossed more than 100,000 problem reports by 7:15 PM ET, with some trackers logging peaks above 1.3 lakh. Messenger drew around 15,000 reports and Instagram around 10,000 at the height of the disruption.
In total, the outage lasted roughly four hours, though some services recovered faster than others. Facebook and Messenger were largely restored within about an hour, while Instagram took longer to stabilise.
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