Overview
- Downdetector logged a sharp spike early on March 11, with reports peaking above 12,000 to roughly 13,000 as complaints rose quickly within minutes.
- Direct messages failed to send or load for many users, with some also reporting feed and posting glitches, and most issues tied to the mobile app rather than the web.
- Reports clustered in major U.S. cities including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, Washington and New York, while users in India and other regions also reported problems.
- People turned to X and alternative messaging apps to confirm the disruption and continue conversations, generating a wave of reactions and memes.
- Other Meta services such as Facebook and WhatsApp appeared largely unaffected, and claims linking the outage to geopolitical events remained unverified.