This isn’t the first time something like this has happened, but it causes quite a stir every time it happens. Giants like Facebook, Instagram and Messenger no longer work.
If you are a daily user you may have noticed this, but this afternoon (if you live in France) there was a global outage of several Meta-owned platforms, leaving Facebook, Instagram and Threads inaccessible to many users. Around 4 p.m., reports of incidents began to increase and are still increasing. So don’t worry, you’re not alone.
On Facebook, users are disconnected from their accounts without being able to log in again. Instagram, in turn, causes disruptions for certain users who are no longer able to update their news feed. Although some people can still refresh their feed, stories and comments won’t load. The social network is therefore useless
Threads, the new application launched by Meta, appears to be completely out of order. Users who attempt to open the app are greeted with the error message: “Sorry, an error has occurred. Try it again. » In contrast, WhatsApp, also owned by Meta, apparently works without any problems.
Reports on DownDetector, an internet outage monitoring website, showed a rapid increase in the number of reports for these three platforms. So far, Meta has not officially acknowledged the problem.
This widespread outage raises questions about the reliability of Meta’s services. And illustrates the dependence of users on these platforms. Millions of people around the world use Facebook, Instagram and Threads to communicate, entertain and inform, making any service disruption particularly disruptive. It is all the more embarrassing when no official information is made available to users and everyone is left in the dark. Especially when we know that many professions are completely dependent on the use of these social networks and the entire meta-ecosystem …