---
title: "Every Single Meta Site Just Went Down"
description: "Down Detected Practically every single website owned by Facebook parent Meta is currently down for at least tens of thousands of users, as of Tuesday morning. That includes Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp, as reported by Downdetector. The outage appears to even affect several Google services, including YouTube. As Variety reports, users are experiencing […]"
date: "2024-03-05"
modified: "2024-03-05"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-meta-went-down"
categories:
  - "Artificial Intelligence"
  - "Future Society"
  - "Meta"
tags:
  - "amazon web services"
  - "facebook"
  - "Meta"
  - "the digest"
---

# Every Single Meta Site Just Went Down

![Practically every single website owned by Facebook parent Meta is currently down for at least tens of thousands of users, as of Tuesday morning.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/facebook-meta-went-down.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Getty Images\</em\>*

## Down Detected

Practically [every single app and website](<https://bsky.app/profile/completetripe.bsky.social/post/3kmxius5lb22r>) owned by Facebook parent Meta went down this morning.

That includes Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp, as [reported by Downdetector](<https://downdetector.com/>).

The outage also appears to be affecting several Google services, including YouTube, suggesting a large-scale infrastructure failure.

As [*Variety* reports](<https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/facebook-down-users-report-problems-including-getting-logged-out-1235930538/>), users saw errors while trying to log in or out.

"Something went wrong," an error message reads. "Please try again."

## Meta Narrative

Per the [*New York Times*](<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/technology/facebook-instagram-meta-down.html>), outages started at around 10 am Eastern.

"We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services,” Meta spokesman Andy Stone [tweeted](<https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1765042684132241580?s=20>). "We are working on this now."

It's still unclear what's behind the outage, but considering the sheer number of services involved, it's a pretty significant one.

As the *NYT* points out, tech giants including Meta, Apple, and Google have a deadline to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act — which is tomorrow. It's unclear if the two events are connected.

The services appear to be coming back online now.

**More on outages:** *[OpenAI Says It Appears to Have Been Attacked](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-ddos>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

### Author social links  
[Bluesky](<https://bsky.app/profile/vtanger.bsky.social>)