Millions of Facebook users around the world were on Sunday affected by a widespread outage that disrupted access to the social media platform, leaving users unable to log in, refresh their news feeds or access key features.
The disruption affected users across several continents, including Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and parts of South America, with thousands reporting technical issues within a short period.
The outage also impacted businesses, media organisations, government agencies, digital marketers and content creators who rely on Facebook for communication, marketing and audience engagement.
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Users reported a range of problems, including login failures, blank news feeds, pages refusing to load, error messages and slow platform performance.
As the outage spread, many turned to other social media platforms to determine whether the problem was widespread or limited to their individual accounts.
The disruption triggered a surge in outage reports from multiple countries, indicating that the incident was global rather than confined to a single region or nation.
The outage caused frustration among millions of users, particularly businesses and organisations that depend on Facebook for customer engagement and real-time communication.
The incident also affected users in Nigeria, where thousands experienced difficulties accessing the platform. Many initially feared their accounts had been hacked or suspended before it became clear that the disruption was part of a worldwide technical problem.
As of the time of filing this report, Meta had not issued an official statement explaining the cause of the outage or providing a timeline for the full restoration of services.
Facebook remains one of the world’s largest social media platforms, connecting billions of users and serving as a major channel for communication, business, news distribution and online commerce.
A global outage of this scale has the potential to disrupt digital activities across multiple sectors, highlighting the platform’s central role in the global digital ecosystem.
Engineers are expected to continue working to restore full functionality as millions of users worldwide await the return of normal service.