Meta’s social networks down for thousands of users in US, Downdetector says

Sept 20 (Reuters) – Meta’s social networking platforms Facebook and Instagram were down for thousands of users in the U.S. on Sunday, according to Downdetector.com.

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There were more than 17,000 reports of issues with Facebook, as of 9:11 PM ET, and more than 5,000 outages on Instagram as well, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.

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Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Since the numbers on Downdetector are based on user-submitted reports, the actual number of affected users may vary.

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(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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This story was originally published September 20, 2026 at 9:46 PM.