Facebook Outage Leaves Users Logged Out, Locked Out and Frustrated This Morning

Users across the United States and around the world including here in the North Coast of California reported problems accessing Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and other Meta-owned services Friday morning, June 12, with complaints surging shortly after 6:30 a.m. Pacific Time.

Reports ranged from users being unexpectedly logged out of their accounts to feeds failing to load, pages displaying error messages, and Messenger becoming inaccessible. Some users reported receiving “query error” messages while others found themselves unable to post, refresh content, or access anything beyond their basic profile pages.

The outage-tracking service Downdetector showed reports climbing sharply Friday morning after a relatively quiet overnight period. User comments posted to the service reflected the widespread nature of the disruption.

One Los Angeles user wrote that Instagram allowed only a few words to be typed into a direct message before disconnecting, while Messenger had completely logged them out. Another reported that Facebook would load but would not display content beyond a basic profile page. A third user in western New York simply reported, “Back up,” suggesting service may have been returning in some areas while problems continued elsewhere.

Meta acknowledged the outage Friday morning.

“We’re aware people are currently having trouble accessing our services. We’re working on it,” Meta communications executive Andy Stone said in a statement posted on X.

Reuters reported that more than 62,000 Facebook outage reports and more than 8,000 Instagram outage reports had been logged by approximately 10:11 a.m. Eastern Time, though the actual number of affected users will likely be much higher because outage trackers rely on voluntary user submissions.

The outage appeared to affect multiple Meta platforms simultaneously. News reports and user accounts indicated problems with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads and some Meta business tools.

As of publication, Meta had not released an explanation for the cause of the outage.

For businesses and news organizations that rely heavily on Facebook for audience engagement, the outage may have temporarily disrupted posting, commenting, messaging and traffic referrals during the morning hours.

For those of our readers whose morning routine is disrupted, we feel your pain!