UAE users on Sunday reported an outage across some Meta platforms, with some temporarily losing access to their Facebook accounts.
Downdetector showed a spike in Facebook reports around 12pm on July 19, with most users facing website issues followed by login and server connection errors.
Issues reported while using Facebook
Speaking to Khaleej Times, a user explained that she was unable to access her Facebook account through the browser.
The message that pops up while trying to access Facebook through browser
Some users also faced technical issues while accessing Instagram, with 40 per cent reporting app navigation errors, 30 per cent unable to view things on their feed and 20 per cent dealing with server connection problems.
Issues reported while using Instagram
The outage doesn’t seem limited to UAE users, with over 4,700 reports globally for Facebook issues and more than 3,000 for Instagram, as per Downdetector.
