Facebook Down: Users left in the dark as Meta outage causes widespread disruptions

Facebook users worldwide faced access issues on Thursday morning, with reports peaking at over 18,000. The outage, which began at 7:36 AM, primarily affected the website, leaving users unable to log in or view their feeds. Messaging services on Facebook and Instagram were also down for about an hour. Meta has not commented on the issue, but services gradually resumed after peaking at 1 PM EST. Frustrated users took to X to discuss the disruption.