A major outage on June 12 disrupted Meta-owned platforms Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, affecting millions of users worldwide. More than 7,500 complaints were logged as users reported login failures, blank screens, feed refresh issues and messaging delays. With no public Meta status page, many turned to X to confirm the widespread disruption and share screenshots of the problems.

Millions of users worldwide were left disconnected on Friday, June 12, after a massive and unexpected outage hit Meta-owned platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

The outage appeared to begin suddenly, with online outage-tracking platforms recording a sharp spike in user complaints within minutes. More than 7,500 reports were logged as users across multiple countries reported difficulties accessing Meta's services.

Facebook and Messenger users were among the hardest hit, with many reporting that they had been unexpectedly logged out of their accounts. Attempts to log back in often resulted in an "unexpected error occurred" message, while some users encountered blank white screens that prevented access altogether.

Instagram also experienced significant issues. Users reported that feeds were failing to refresh, while both the mobile application and website displayed messages such as "Something went wrong" or failed to load content entirely.