WhatsApp and Instagram also seem to have limited functionality for some users.
By Matt Tate Updated: June 12, 2026 12:43 pm EST
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Meta's apps seem to be experiencing issues. Andy Stone, the company's Vice President of Communications wrote on X, "we're aware people are currently having trouble accessing our services. We're working on it." Reports began spiking on DownDetector a little after 9am ET for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Update: As of 12:38PM ET, some people on the Engadget team have seen their Facebook and Instagram feeds return. Andy Stone posted on X that "We're coming back, though it may take a bit of time for everything to be fully back to normal." However, our senior reporter Karissa Bell notes that the status page is still showing a lot of red, meaning the outage remains fairly widespread.
We're coming back, though it may take a bit of time for everything to be fully back to normal. https://t.co/bmtG1Mrrr7
— Andy Stone (@andymstone) June 12, 2026
Meta Status, which tracks outages across Meta's services, is reporting "high disruptions" for a number of services under the company's umbrella. Meta has issued an update on the website which says its engineers are working on the issue and that it will provide an update within an hour or sooner if more information becomes available.
At 11am ET, Downdetector's reported problems had peaked at just over 20,000. Some users have reported being automatically logged out of Facebook; Instagram seems to have remained up for the majority of users but is displaying an outdated feed for many.
Update, June 12 2026, 12:42PM ET: This story has been updated to add a post from Andy Stone saying the company's services are "coming back."
