Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Facebook and Instagram are getting back up and running after both ...

Update: Meta Wednesday afternoon posted a statement after thousands reported outages with Instagram and Facebook. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. Thousands of ...

Meta-owned Facebook, Messenger and Instagram experienced worldwide outages Tuesday, with more than half a million users unable to access the social media apps in one of the tech giant’s largest ...

Meta says its Facebook and Instagram services have been restored, after more than half a million users reported widespread issues earlier in the day, with many saying they were booted out of the ...

Andy Stone, a spokesman for parent company Meta Platforms, issued an update and an apology on X, formerly Twitter. “Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of ...

Low angle view of three young people using mobile phones outdoors. Addicted gen z friends holding smartphone outside. Blue sky. Copy space for text. Reporter Meta apps Facebook and Instagram are back ...