Meta apps Facebook, Instagram and Threads are all currently experiencing outages. The service issues seem to have started at around 10AM ET, with outage reports for the services (and WhatsApp) spiking on Down Detector at that time.
Facebook booted several members of the Engadget team back to the site’s login screen and left them unable to sign back in. Feeds on the other services were not loading for many users. However, fellow major Meta service WhatsApp was working for some, including me.
“We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in an insightful statement. “We are working on this now.” In the meantime, you might have to turn to TikTok or (shudder) X for your Tuesday morning time-wasting needs.
Update 3/5 11:24AM ET: Added Stone’s remarks.