Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of US users

Update: Meta-owned social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, recovered after ‌an outage that disrupted service for thousands of users in the US, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The disruption began around 8:55 p.m. ⁠ET and peaked at more than 17,000 reports of outages on Facebook and over than 5,000 reports on Instagram.Original story follows...Meta’s social media platforms Facebook and Instagram were down for thousands of users in the US on Sunday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com.Downdetector recorded more than 17,000 reports of problems with Facebook as of 9:11 pm ET, while Instagram had more than 5,000 outage reports.The website tracks outages by compiling status reports from several sources, including users reporting problems with online services.Get the latest technology news and updates. Download the TOI App.