Meta's social networks down for thousands of users

Over 62,000 reports of issues with Facebook, more than 8,000 reports ​of issues with Instagram

Facebook-parent Meta said on Friday that users were ​having trouble accessing the social ‌media company's services.

"We're aware people are currently having trouble accessing ​our services. We're working ​on it," the company's spokesperson, Andy ⁠Stone, said in a ​post on X.

We're aware people are currently having trouble accessing our services. We're working on it.

— Andy Stone (@andymstone) June 12, 2026

There were more ​than 62,000 reports of issues with Facebook and more than 8,000 reports ​of issues with Instagram ​as of 10:11am ET, according ‌to ⁠Downdetector.com, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.

Since the ​numbers on ​Downdetector ⁠are based on user-submitted reports, the actual number ​of affected users may ​vary.

Meta ⁠did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for ⁠comment ​on the cause ​of the outage.