The Meta ‘network’ had been part of a massive outage as of the time of writing this article, plunging hundreds of thousands of users into chaos and total darkness. Users across the world wide web have reported severe outages, with many hoping for a quick technical fix.
Whatsapp, Facebook, and Instagram outage(December 11)
Yes, major Meta services were currently unreachable on December 11, 2024. The affected platforms seemed to include:
This could also extend into other social media platforms owned by Meta, although this part is based on speculation.
The exact cause for the outage still remains unknown, and Meta is very likely to be investigating these issues as we speak.
Interestingly, it would appear that not everyone was affected by this particular outage – with many users reporting full access to the aforementioned sites and their apps.
The issue seemed to affect users randomly, with there being no surefire way to predict the outage patterns.
How to possibly fix the outages
- Try switching to a different network. Swap between mobile data and Wi-Fi if you can.
- Temporarily disable any VPNs that might be in use.
- Try taking a break off social media until the issue is resolved.
- If you are on a PC, try switching to a wired, ethernet connection.
- Try a different service provider if possible.
- Try restarting your device.
- Try using a VPN to change your location and see if luck favors you.
- Stop any downloads and close apps such as Discord.
- Try toggling your internet (Wi-Fi or mobile data) on and off.
Keep in mind that these are technically workarounds and not proper, foolproof solutions. The best we can do is wait until the issue is patched by the dev team.
Update: The servers are back online and services have been restored.
