Facebook, Instagram, and X hit by major outage
Sun, July 19, 2026 - 13:30
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Are the causes of the outage known?
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A major outage disrupted Facebook, Instagram, and X on the morning of July 19, according to Downdetector.
Users around the world reported issues with Facebook, Instagram, and X.
Most complaints concerned the desktop versions of the platforms, where users encountered technical error messages when trying to log in. The mobile apps appeared to be functioning more reliably.
The cause of the outage remains unknown.
Facebook, Instagram, and X hit by major outage
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As previously reported, Meta services experienced a major technical outage on June 12. At the time, users worldwide reported problems accessing the company's social media platforms and messaging services.
