On December 11, 2024, Meta's key platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—experienced a significant global outage starting around 23:40 IST or 1:10 ET. Users across multiple regions, including the United States, Europe, and parts of Asia, reported difficulties accessing services, logging in, and sending or receiving messages.
Details of the Outage:
- Widespread Impact: Monitoring services like DownDetector reported a sharp spike in error notifications for these platforms, highlighting global reach.
- Nature of the Issue: NetBlocks confirmed the disruptions but clarified they were not due to internet censorship or country-specific issues. Meta stated it was actively investigating the cause, with initial findings pointing to server-related problems.
- Duration: Services were reportedly restored within two hours for most users, although some continued to face minor issues intermittently afterward.
This marks another instance of large-scale disruption in Meta's services, emphasizing the challenges of managing interconnected global platforms. The exact root cause is expected to be detailed in an official Meta statement soon.
