facebook Instagram down, users being logged out

Outage tracking website Downdetector.com also revealed that Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram were down for tens of thousands of users on Tuesday.

Digital Desk: Social media platforms Facebook and Instagram were down in India and many other parts of the world Tuesday evening. Users complained about login issues on both of these platforms. They were logged out of both Facebook and Instagram. Some were unable to refresh their Instagram pages. Many users were also asked to change passwords. Soon after, YouTube users also started facing a similar issue, reports suggest. 

“Log in again; session expired; couldn't refresh feed" were some of the messages that popped up while using the Facebook and Instagram apps. The disruptions started around 8:30 pm on Tuesday.

Outage tracking website Downdetector.com also revealed that Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram were down for tens of thousands of users on Tuesday. There were more than 3,00,000 reports of outages on Facebook, while there were more than 20,000 reports on Instagram, according to the website, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources, including users. However, the number seems meagre, and reportedly, the down had affected more social media accounts than reported.

According to Reuters, Meta's status dashboard showed the application programming interface for WhatsApp Business was also facing issues. There were around 200 reports of outages for WhatsApp on Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources, including users.

"We're aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X social media. 

Netizens fear hacking of their accounts:

According to Meta’s reply, users do not need to worry, and this is not a hacking attack.