Technical Failure: Facebook and Instagram Unreachable for Thousands of Users

Thousands of users in the U.S. were confronted with access issues on Facebook and Instagram from Meta Platforms on Monday, according to information from Downdetector. The outage service, which identifies disruptions based on status reports from various sources, reported more than 12,000 error reports for Facebook and over 5,000 for Instagram. According to Downdetector, which relies on user-reported incidents, the actual number of those affected may vary. A statement from Meta Platforms was initially unavailable, despite a request for comment from Reuters.