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February 18, 2026

YouTube fixes major outage that knocked the platform offline for hours

YouTube experienced a significant outage affecting its services, including YouTube Music, YouTube Kids, and YouTube TV, primarily due to issues with its recommendations system. Downdetector recorded 300,000 to 350,000 user reports in the U.S. and numerous complaints globally. By late evening, YouTube confirmed that full service was restored across all platforms, and no videos or accounts were deleted during the disruption. YouTube's engineers are expected to investigate the cause of the failure to prevent future occurrences.

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July 17, 2025

Fitbit suffered a major app services outage, but stability is returning

Fitbit users reported significant issues with data synchronization and login capabilities starting around 7 AM EST. The company acknowledged a "major outage" affecting its mobile app and web API. By 10:48 AM EST, Fitbit announced that services had returned to normal after approximately three and a half hours of disruption. However, some users continued to experience intermittent issues even after the outage was resolved.

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May 14, 2025

Slack down: Messaging app hit by major global outage

Slack is currently experiencing a major outage affecting users worldwide, with issues including error spikes that hinder the ability to open channels, send messages, and use integrated applications. The company has stated that backend database routing is contributing to these errors and is actively investigating the situation with its engineering team. While initially reported as a global outage affecting all users, it has been clarified that the impact is widespread but not universal. Users are facing challenges such as difficulties in starting the application, unsent messages, and problems with loading channels and threads. Slack has committed to providing updates every 30 minutes until the issues are resolved. As of the latest update, operations are reportedly returning to normal after significant disruptions.

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April 12, 2025

WhatsApp down: Major outage hits messaging services globally – The Times of India

WhatsApp experienced a significant service disruption affecting users' ability to connect and send messages through its mobile application and web platform. In India, around 3,000 reports were logged, with over 90% of users indicating issues with message transmission. Globally, approximately 2,800 users reported problems, with 91% highlighting issues with sending messages. Members of The Times of India's technology team confirmed similar challenges. Despite the widespread disruption, Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, has not issued an official statement regarding the outage. Users took to social media to express their frustrations and share humorous takes on the situation.

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March 10, 2025

Is X down? Thousands report issues with app and website

Account holders of the social media platform X have been experiencing significant disruptions since around 9:30 AM, with many users unable to access the app and website. The issues are widespread across the UK, particularly in major cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow. According to data, 61% of complaints are about the app, 34% about the website, and 5% involve server connection issues. The platform is owned by Elon Musk, who acquired it in 2022 for £34.5 billion. DownDetector is a resource that allows users to report issues with various services, including X, and detects incidents when problem reports exceed typical levels.

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March 1, 2025

WhatsApp down as thousands of app users struggling to send messages

On a Friday afternoon, WhatsApp experienced significant outages affecting at least 68,000 users globally, along with issues on Facebook Messenger, Facebook, and TikTok. The disruptions began around 3:12 PM, primarily impacting users in London, Manchester, and Glasgow. Users reported difficulties sending messages (55%), server connection issues (34%), and problems with the app (11%). Many turned to X (formerly Twitter) to discuss the outage. By 6 PM, WhatsApp confirmed the issue had been resolved. This incident follows previous outages at Meta, including one in December affecting over 100,000 users and another in October 2021 that left billions without access for nearly six hours, resulting in a significant financial loss for Mark Zuckerberg.

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February 28, 2025

WhatsApp down: Messaging app not working amid major outage

WhatsApp experienced a significant outage on Friday afternoon, UK time, preventing users from sending or receiving messages. Reports of issues peaked around 4 PM, but the service was restored shortly thereafter, allowing normal functionality to resume.

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December 12, 2024

Meta down: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads not working amid major outage

Users worldwide experienced significant disruptions on Meta's platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads, starting at approximately 6 PM UK time (10 AM Pacific time). The issues were acknowledged by Meta on its official accounts, stating they were working to resolve the technical problems. Most applications began recovering within an hour, and by early Thursday, Meta confirmed it was "99 percent of the way" to resolving the outage. WhatsApp announced they were back online, and Instagram expressed gratitude for users' patience. Despite the recovery, some users reported lingering issues within specific apps. Meta's platforms operate on interconnected technical frameworks, leading to simultaneous outages, and the company has reassessed its plans for enhancing interoperability among its apps due to regulatory pressures.

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December 11, 2024

Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger are down: Everything you need to know about Meta’s outage

A major outage affected Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and Threads, attributed to a "technical issue" by Meta. Reports peaked around 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, with about 75,000 complaints for Instagram and 100,000 for Facebook. Users expressed frustrations on alternative platforms, particularly X, where the hashtag #facebookdown trended. By 2:25 p.m. Eastern, reports of outages began to decline, indicating a return to normalcy, although some users still faced issues with direct messaging features.

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December 11, 2024

Is Facebook down? Outage impacts Instagram, WhatsApp and other Meta apps Wednesday

Meta has been fined €91 million (2 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission due to improperly storing user passwords, following an investigation that started in April 2019. Additionally, Meta is experiencing major outages affecting applications like Facebook Ads Manager, Messenger, and the WhatsApp Business API, resulting in significant disruptions for users.