Srinagar, Jul 19: Facebook users across several countries reported widespread access issues early Sunday, with thousands unable to log into their accounts as the platform displayed a message saying accounts were “temporarily unavailable.”
According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, reports of problems began surging around 1 am Indian Time, with the highest number of complaints coming from users in the United States. Similar issues were also reported in Canada, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom and parts of Europe.
Many users attempting to access Facebook were greeted with a message stating, “Your account is currently unavailable due to a site issue. We expect this to be resolved shortly. Please try again in a few minutes.”
Data from Downdetector indicated that 63 percent of reported Facebook issues were related to the website, while 20 percent affected mobile devices and 10 percent involved the app. Some users said Facebook remained accessible on mobile devices but not through desktop browsers, suggesting the outage did not affect all platforms equally.
Several users also took to Reddit to report unusual error messages. Some said they were initially informed that they had been “temporarily banned,” while others received notifications claiming their accounts had been blocked for “going too fast and overusing” the platform after repeatedly refreshing the page.
The disruption was not limited to Facebook. Thousands of users also reported problems with Instagram, with Downdetector showing issues related to loading feeds, sending messages, viewing stories and publishing posts. Reports suggested that 44 percent of Instagram complaints involved the Feed or Timeline, while 40 percent concerned the app itself.
WhatsApp, another Meta-owned platform, also experienced a smaller number of complaints. According to Downdetector, 44 percent of reported WhatsApp issues related to messaging, 39 percent involved the app, and 8 percent concerned login problems. However, the volume of reports was significantly lower than those for Facebook.
There were no widespread reports of similar disruptions affecting Threads or other Meta services such as Meta Quest.
