Thousands of users have reported issues across Meta products, including WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, according to live coverage of the outage.
Widespread reports of Meta app failures
According to the website Downdetector, there have been more than 17,000 reported cases of issues with Facebook. The problems have affected multiple Meta platforms simultaneously.
Live coverage of the crash
Live updates began at 02:37 on Monday, September 21, 2026, with a welcome to the blog as Meta products crashed. The outage has prompted a significant number of user reports across the affected services.
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The reports indicate a widespread disruption to Meta's messaging and social media apps, with users experiencing difficulties accessing the platforms.
