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Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are currently facing a widespread outage, with many users unable to access the platforms globally. Users attempting to log onto the websites and apps are encountering error messages, preventing them from refreshing their feeds as usual. Additionally, some users have been automatically logged out of their accounts and are unable to log back in. Update: Meta apologized and confirmed it is now “recovering” from the outage affecting the ability to log in to its platforms. Services are…

Meta’s text-based social media platform, Threads, has released a convenient update to its iOS app. The latest version, v321.0, introduces a new swipe control feature that simplifies navigation through the “For You” feed. It provides a more intuitive and efficient way to interact with content. This new feature allows users to easily like or hide posts with a simple left or right swipe. A right swipe likes the post, while a left swipe hides it from the feed. This makes Threads a more streamlined experience, similar to…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg used to describe his company’s mission as “making the world more open and connected.” Tuesday it did the opposite, as nearly all of Meta’s social platforms, which include Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger, experienced widespread outages around the globe for around two hours.Some people found themselves being suddenly logged out of Facebook and Messenger. Instagram was not loading new content, starting around 10 am ET. “We're aware people are having trouble accessing our services,” Andy…

Additionally, Instagram users can reply to messages with stickers, GIFs, videos, photos, and voice messages, as well as save their favorite stickers. Users can also pin up to three chats to the top of their inbox for quick access by long-pressing the chat and tapping "Pin."Also: I tried replacing Twitter with Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon: What I foundFinally, Instagram has incorporated Themes into DMs, letting users change the entire theme for a chat. This will change the background, the colors of the message…

Screenshot by Alyson Windsor/ ZDNETWere you logged out of your Facebook, Messenger, Threads, or Instagram account on Tuesday morning? You're not alone.At around 10 a.m., reports began surfacing of users getting completely logged out of their accounts for Meta's services. It quickly became apparent that this was a widespread issue, with seemingly nobody able to use Meta's services.The real-time outage monitoring website DownDetector showed nearly 400,000 people reporting Facebook issues by 10:45 a.m. By noon, all…

Screenshot by Alyson Windsor/ ZDNETWere you logged out of your Facebook, Messenger, Threads, or Instagram account Tuesday morning? You're not alone.Around 10 a.m. reports began surfacing of users being completely logged out of all Meta accounts. It quickly became apparent this was a widespread issue, with seemingly nobody able to successfully use their Meta account.The real-time problem and outage monitoring website DownDetector showed nearly 400,000 people reporting Facebook issues by 10:45 a.m. By 11:45 a.m.,…

Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage.Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT). The problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global.London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks said on X that four Meta platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads – were “currently experiencing outages…

Chesnot/Getty ImagesWere you logged out of your Facebook, Messenger, Threads, or Instagram account Tuesday morning? You're not alone.Around 10 a.m. reports began surfacing of users being completely logged out of all Meta accounts. It quickly became apparent this was a widespread issue, with seemingly nobody able to successfully use their Meta account.The real-time problem and outage monitoring website DownDetector showed nearly 400,000 people reporting Facebook issues by 10:45 a.m.Also: Meta is deleting Oculus…

Meta apps Facebook, Instagram and Threads are all currently experiencing outages. The service issues seem to have started at around 10AM ET, with outage reports for the services (and WhatsApp) spiking on Down Detector at that time.Facebook booted several members of the Engadget team back to the site's login screen and left them unable to sign back in. Feeds on the other services were not loading for many users. However, fellow major Meta service WhatsApp was working for some, including me.Meta is surely working to resolve…

Users seem to be experiencing an outage with Meta products. At this moment, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads seem to be down for users globally. It doesn’t seem WhatsApp is facing issues.According to DownDetector, several users have reported in the past few minutes an outage with Facebook, Instagram, and Threads as they can’t log in, comment, surface the apps, or reach friends.Story in development… Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there.…