Instagram, Facebook suffer global outage

Author: Racheal AyodelePublished on: June 12, 2026Country: Nigeria

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Instagram, Facebook suffer global outage

Meta-owned Instagram and Facebook suffered a global outage on Friday, June 12, 2026, leaving millions of users unable to access their accounts. Users turned to X platform to complain. Downdetector recorded a sharp spike in reports, with over 100,000 login issues for Facebook. Meta has not yet released an official statement on the cause.

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