Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram experienced a major outage on June 12, 2026, leaving thousands of users unable to access the services. According to outage-tracking platform DownDetector, more than 41,500 reports were recorded shortly after 2:30 PM, with users reporting issues on both the websites and mobile applications. While Meta had not officially acknowledged any widespread problem at the time, many users across different regions reported being unable to use the platforms.
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Several users took to other social media networks to confirm the outage. Reports included website loading failures, app connectivity issues, and error messages within Meta Business Suite. Many users joked about rushing to alternative platforms to check whether Facebook itself was down. The disruption quickly became a trending topic online, highlighting how dependent millions of people have become on social media for communication, entertainment, and daily updates.
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The outage occurred on the same day that Elon Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX, attracted global attention with its record-breaking stock market debut. SpaceX set its IPO price at $135 per share and was expected to achieve a valuation of approximately $1.77 trillion, making it the largest initial public offering in history.
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The company plans to use the funds raised to expand its next-generation Starlink satellite network and support ambitious projects, including space-based AI data centers. However, some market analysts have raised concerns about the company’s valuation and long-term profitability. As users waited for Facebook and Instagram services to return, social media discussions continued to be dominated by reactions to the unexpected outage and Meta’s silence regarding the issue.
