{"id":1859,"date":"2026-06-12T14:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:09:44","slug":"instagram-and-facebook-hit-with-widespread-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1859","title":{"rendered":"Instagram and Facebook hit with widespread outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Thousands of users appeared to be affected by a widespread outage impacting Instagram, Facebook and Messenger on Friday, with reports flooding social media and outage-tracking site Downdetector.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1857\">Feds left baffled by sighting of \u2018orbs launching other orbs\u2019 in Western US, new UFO files reveal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Downdetector showed a sharp spike in Instagram reports, rising from a baseline of 25 complaints to several thousand as users reported being logged out, unable to load the app or unable to access their accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Frustrated users quickly took to Downdetector\u2019s comment section to vent. 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