Facebook, Instagram down during outage; thousands affected

Is Facebook down for you? Outages are spiking on the website DownDetector.com. Many users report being logged out without an option to log back in. The login issues apply to both the app and the website.
The cause of the outage remains unconfirmed. Users report issues with resetting their passwords and using two-factor security to login.
People on the outage detection website say that their session expired and they can’t log back in. One person says, “An Unknown Error Has Occurred” each time I try to log back in on the app.”
The outage has caused concern among businesses relying on Facebook for marketing, highlighting the platform’s significant role in global communication. Users have migrated to other social networks to voice frustrations and seek updates, with #FacebookDown trending.
Instagram and Messenger also appear to be having the same issues. Meta has not provided a timeline for when full services will resume but urges users to follow official updates.