Meta platforms face widespread outages across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

Meta’s platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, experienced widespread outages across the United States on Wednesday afternoon. Over 105,000 Facebook users and 70,000 Instagram users reported issues, along with more than 12,000 WhatsApp users. Users encountered error messages, and Meta is working to resolve the problem. This follows previous outages earlier this year and in October.