Meta discovered a bug that disabled Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook for two hours
Various meta apps stopped working for almost two hours, which caused some strange sensations, especially on Facebook and Instagram, since you could access the websites of both. but with user disconnection to prompt you to try logging in again.
As a result, millions of users had to Login to your Facebook or Instagram accounts when a shutdown occurs. And even users of Meta Quest virtual reality glasses also encountered their attempt to log in.
From EL ESPAÑOL – El Androide Libre, various problems with meta applications were reported and even instructions were given on what to do in case of incidents of this type, since You don’t know whether your cell phone is faulty or it’s really a crash. services of an application or simply an operator.
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Meta reported the issue on its status page with a message around 4:17 p.m., in which it could be read that there was a problem with its service. affected the Facebook login process. Their engineers were actively looking for a quick solution to the problem.
So that in just over two hours the status page will finally notify you that you are recovering from a crash which directly impacted the Facebook login page. Meta’s reaction to these terminations focuses on a technical problem without providing further information on this matter.
The goal, according to Edge, already suffered from something similar in the fall of 2021, when several of its apps, such as Instagram and WhatsApp, stopped working for several hours. And in moments like these, especially given the digital roots of millions of people, uncertainty grows without even knowing what’s happening.
Tech giants that offer similar services suffer from similar problems from time to time. Twitch itself, which broke Ibai’s audience record, suffered something similar last year, and operators in Spain, as in other countries, are also seeing cuts, although usually for short periods of time.
The curious thing about this meta-fall is that affected your login servicewith all that it implies, since this is exactly the way to log into your social network with user credentials.