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Captured between 2026-10-23T03:33:58.697Z and 2026-10-23T03:33:58.715Z. This is a captured core record, not a reconstruction of an arbitrary earlier moment.

Meta platforms experience widespread desktop outage

Status: published

Facebook, Instagram, and Threads experienced global connection disruptions on September 21, leaving desktop users unable to log in or load feeds while mobile applications reportedly continued to function. Outage reports monitored by Downdetector rose sharply beginning around 8:45 a.m., affecting users across regions including the United States, Canada, and Australia before access was restored approximately an hour later. Meta has not publicly confirmed the root cause of the disruption.

Category: internet-disruption · Location: Unresolved

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Global Event Monitor. Meta platforms experience widespread desktop outage. 2026-09-21T02:17:11.177Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3012. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/3012/revision/2f920737c95912084f672c0c516bbd20480a011181f997d582232eacc5a62816

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