Users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp had difficulty accessing them due to a mass global outage.
“We are aware that a technical problem has an X impact.
More than 22,000 people reported problems with Facebook as of Wednesday evening and more than 18,000 had trouble using WhatsApp, according to the tracking site.
Issues with the apps have been reported in the UK, parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and the US.
The outages began around 18:00 GMT on Wednesday, according to Downdetector. Its figures are based on outage reports and the actual number of affected users can vary widely.
Various issues have been reported, including not being able to use apps at all or feeding not refreshing for some users.
“We are aware of some issues accessing WhatsApp. We are actively working on a solution and are starting to see a return to normal for most people. We expect things to be back to normal,” he said. declared WhatsApp.
Meta platforms are among the most popular in the world. Facebook has more than three billion active monthly users.
The biggest startup outage experienced was in 2021, when founder Mark Zuckerberg apologized for the disruption caused.
On this occasion, Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram services were down for almost six hours.
