On Wednesday, users of Meta’s popular apps, including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, experienced a significant disruption, sparking frustration and a wave of complaints on social media. As the issue unfolded, many turned to X.com (formerly known as Twitter) to vent their frustration, with some even using humor to cope with the outage.
Shay, a user tweeting under the handle #uloveshaaay, shared their reaction: “Every time my Instagram or Facebook doesn’t work, I run to Twitter to see if it’s just me. Thank God I’m not the only one!” Similarly, user #iamrazi18 expressed the confusion many felt, tweeting, “Me running to Twitter to see if everyone else’s #Whatsapp #Facebook #Instagram is down or if it’s my internet.”
As the outages continued, Meta responded to the complaints with a series of posts on X.com. A statement from the company acknowledged the widespread issue, saying, “We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access our apps. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience.” Instagram echoed this message, noting, “Hi, we know there’s a technical issue impacting some people’s ability to access Instagram. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and are sorry for any inconvenience.”
WhatsApp also joined in with an update, writing, “We’re aware of some issues accessing WhatsApp. We’re actively working on a solution and starting to see a return to normal for most people. We expect things to be back to normal shortly.”
This disruption is the latest in a series of similar incidents affecting Meta’s services, with a major outage in March being one of the most notable in recent months. As Meta continues to address the technical issues, users are left waiting for updates on when full service will be restored.
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