Meta apps like Instagram, Facebook and Threads are experiencing issues on Wednesday afternoon as error messages are being reported by people across the internet.
Outage tracker Downdetector shows big spikes for Instagram with 70,000 outage reports above average and Facebook, which had over 100,000 outage reports, as of Wednesday afternoon. Outage reports began to decline in volume after a peak around 1:10 p.m. ET.
WhatsApp, another app owned by Meta, showed a similar spike in reports and the reports appeared to extend to Facebook Messenger as well. USA TODAY reporters have also experienced these outages, with some seeing blank home screens on Instagram for more than three minutes.
In posts on X, Instagram and Meta acknowledged the reported issues affecting some users’ ability to access their apps.
“We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience,” Meta’s statement said.
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Meta did not immediately reply to a request for comment from USA TODAY.
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