Instagram and Facebook services have resumed after outage. Previously, users experienced difficulties loading the apps, sending messages, and refreshing their search feeds on Facebook and Instagram. Users found themselves logged out of their profiles for unknown reasons.
YouTube, a widely-used video streaming platform, has resumed its services following a brief outage on Tuesday, March 5th. Initially, many users reported encountering errors while trying to access the YouTube homepage.
In addition to YouTube, users of Gmail, as well as the social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, experienced difficulties logging into their accounts across various regions, including India.
Facing issues with accessing Google and Meta-owned platforms, users turned to alternative social networks, messaging apps like X and WhatsApp, and other online platforms to report network outages.
According to Down Detector, a platform that tracks social media network outages, the network outage problem affecting Google and Meta apps was reported around 9 PM IST.
Milind Raj, CEO of Roboz Dotin Tech, expressed concern about a potential global cyber attack after experiencing difficulties logging into Instagram and Facebook accounts.
Numerous users reported being logged out of their Facebook, Instagram, Gmail, and YouTube accounts.
Meta’s Communications Director, Andy Stone, acknowledged the issues, stating, “We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now.”
