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Be The Light

(141 posts)
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 11:52 AM Mar 2024

Meta platforms suddenly stop working in huge outage

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by sarisataka (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: The Independant

Facebook, Instagram and Messenger have gone down in what appears to be a huge outage at parent company Meta.

Users found themselves unable to load the apps or websites as normal. On Facebook, affected users found they had been logged out and were unable to get on, while Instagram refused to work at all.

The warnings about being logged out led to widespread concern among users that their accounts had been hacked, and a variety of concerned phrases trended on Twitter/X.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/facebook-instagram-messenger-down-not-working-latest-b2507376.html

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Meta platforms suddenly stop working in huge outage (Original Post) Be The Light Mar 2024 OP
I thought it was me LittleGirl Mar 2024 #1
You can keep track of individual reports PatSeg Mar 2024 #3
Working for me now! 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2024 #2
Oh no! RockRaven Mar 2024 #4
That's just Iran-Russia--China- N Korea, Inc road testing Submariner Mar 2024 #5
Meanwhile Zuck is playing dress-up at a billionaire wedding in India. littlemissmartypants Mar 2024 #6
Nope , still can't get on to Facebook. Be The Light Mar 2024 #7
No problem for me just now. I ope it's back for everyone. nt pnwmom Mar 2024 #9
I'm seeing some funny stuff nocoincidences Mar 2024 #8
Locking sarisataka Mar 2024 #10

LittleGirl

(8,977 posts)
1. I thought it was me
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 11:54 AM
Mar 2024

I’ve been forced to log out of all of my devices. Sent a msg to a couple of friends and my niece told me about the outage.

PatSeg

(52,599 posts)
3. You can keep track of individual reports
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:02 PM
Mar 2024

at DownDetector: https://downdetector.com/status/facebook/

A few people report they've gotten back in, but most appear to still be down.

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,350 posts)
2. Working for me now!
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:01 PM
Mar 2024

RockRaven

(18,960 posts)
4. Oh no!
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:02 PM
Mar 2024

Anyway...

Submariner

(13,288 posts)
5. That's just Iran-Russia--China- N Korea, Inc road testing
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:05 PM
Mar 2024

their election disruption software prepping for November.

Luckily, Elon's twitter didn't get tagged........hmmm

Be The Light

(141 posts)
7. Nope , still can't get on to Facebook.
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:28 PM
Mar 2024

pnwmom

(110,219 posts)
9. No problem for me just now. I ope it's back for everyone. nt
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:30 PM
Mar 2024

nocoincidences

(2,477 posts)
8. I'm seeing some funny stuff
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:28 PM
Mar 2024

in my Facebook feed that I don't usually see! Now I have to figure out how to make some of it stop!

sarisataka

(22,361 posts)
10. Locking
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:46 PM
Mar 2024
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