Global Social Media Platform Experiences Worldwide Disruption
Today, Facebook users around the world were left in the dark as the social media giant suffered a significant outage, rendering the platform inaccessible to thousands.
Reports of the outage flooded in from users across the globe, with individuals from various countries taking to social media platforms like X, formerly Twitter, to express their frustration at being locked out of Facebook.
The disruption struck around noon, with an initial surge of over 3,000 reports flooding in on Down Detector within minutes. Within less than an hour, the figure skyrocketed to nearly 5,000, indicating the widespread nature of the issue.
Fortunately, the outage appeared to be short-lived, with most users reporting being able to access the platform again within an hour of the initial disruption.
In the UK, the majority of reports originated from major cities such as London, Manchester, and Liverpool, underscoring the nationwide impact of the outage.
At its peak, approximately 90% of reports on Down Detector pertained to issues with accessing the Facebook website, while the mobile app seemed to remain unaffected.
Users from countries including the US, Australia, India, and Thailand were among those who reported experiencing difficulties accessing the platform, according to posts on X.
As of now, neither Facebook nor its parent company Meta have issued an official statement regarding the outage. Notably, the company’s Facebook X account has been inactive since October last year, leaving users eagerly awaiting updates on the situation.
While the exact cause of the outage remains unclear, today’s disruption serves as a reminder of the platform’s vulnerability and the widespread impact such technical issues can have on users worldwide. Stay tuned for further developments as Facebook and Meta navigate through this unexpected downtime.
