Meta Outage: Meta and social media platforms Facebook and Instagram experienced technical issues on Tuesday night, resulting in users being logged out of their accounts and the feed not refreshing. Following this, users resorted to enjoying Facebook and Instagram on alternative platforms, including X. Numerous notable personalities, such as Elon Musk, expressed amusement at the temporary stall of Facebook and Instagram on social media X.
In response to the incident, Anupam Mittal, the owner of Shaadi.com, humorously suggested on Facebook and Instagram that Mark Zuckerberg might be experiencing a hangover and needs to wake up. Zuckerberg, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, had recently attended the pre-wedding of Mukesh Ambani’s son, Anant Ambani.
Looks like Zuck is hungover 🥃 from THE wedding. Somebody tag him to wake him up 🙏🏼 https://t.co/aG4N7wc7f4
— Anupam Mittal (@AnupamMittal) March 5, 2024
Elon Musk joked that if people were able to read his posts, it indicated that their server was functioning properly.
If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2024
Additionally, Musk shared a meme on Andy Stone’s Twitter, a representative of Meta, reflecting the abundance of Facebook and Instagram downtime memes on the X platform.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2024
Effect on the whole world
Facebook and Instagram services have since been restored after experiencing disruptions around 8:30 pm on Tuesday. The outage affected users worldwide, causing frustration and inconvenience, particularly in India.
The impact of the outage extended beyond India, affecting users in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Brazil.
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Meta Outage: Meta’s Communication Director, Andy Stone, clarified that the outage was due to a technical issue, which has since been resolved.
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