The entire suit of Facebook services including WhatsApp and Instagram is experiencing a global outage right now.
Users across the globe, including those in India, are unable to access WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. Facebook seems to have hit a snag on the desktop side too, as multiple users are reporting log-in errors. Some cannot access the website at all.
Update: Facebook has formally acknowledged the issue across its apps and products. The social media platform is currently working on a fix. The reason behind the outage remains a mystery for now.
We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
— Meta (@Meta) October 4, 2021
Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Instagram have also independently confirmed that their services are facing an outage at this point in time.
We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible.
Thanks for your patience!
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) October 4, 2021
Instagram and friends are having a little bit of a hard time right now, and you may be having issues using them. Bear with us, we’re on it! #instagramdown
— Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) October 4, 2021
A quick visit to Downdetector, website that reports such outages, confirms that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp indeed are down for users globally.
In India, the outage seems to have begun around 9:00pm IST. Expectedly, users are flocking to micro-blogging website Twitter to report these issues.
