Facebook, Instagram and Threads down globally after ‘technical issue’ [Video]

Numerous people reported on other social media sites that they were unable to access Meta’s platforms on Wednesday afternoon starting around 1 p.m. EST.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — If you had trouble accessing Facebook or Instagram on Wednesday afternoon – it wasn’t just you.

Several of Meta’s social media platforms experienced issues globally on Wednesday afternoon, including WhatsApp, Threads, Instagram and Facebook. People who tried to access the websites around 1 p.m. EST were greeted with a “something went wrong” message. As of 3:50 p.m., the platforms appeared to be working again.

People on WhatsApp, a popular global messaging service run by Meta, said they were unable to send messages around 1 p.m. People in other countries reported similar issues.

At 2 p.m., the Instagram account on X posted it was working to fix a “technical issue” impacting people’s ability to access the platform.