Meta is experiencing an outage. On December 11, 2024, hundreds of thousands of Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp users reported issues loading the apps.
In a statement obtained by PIX11, a spokesperson for Meta acknowledged, “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.”
Is Facebook Down?
Yes, Facebook is currently down at the time of publication. Users have reported seeing a notification that read, “Something went wrong. We’re working on getting fixed as soon as we can,” while trying to post new content.
According to DownDetector, more than 100,000 reports flooded in by 1:00 p.m. ET about Facebook issues.
Is Instagram Down?
Yes, Instagram is still experiencing issues for some users. According to DownDetector, more than 70,000 Instagram users reported problems with the platform after 11:00 a.m. ET on December 11.
Is WhatsApp Down?
WhatsApp users reported issues loading the app. According to DownDetector, more than 12,000 people claimed they were having problems with the platform after 11:00 a.m. ET that day. Many of the users who alerted the issues were from other countries, including Argentina, Uruguay, Panama and Venezuela.
