Instagram and Facebook are unavailable to many users following a worldwide outage, multiple reports say. Based on data from outage-tracking websites such as DownDetector, issues begin around 14:36 BST on the day of the reports. The monitoring site indicates thousands of complaints, with more than 3,000 problems logged at the time of reporting. The reports describe the outage as affecting access to Meta’s apps, leaving users unable to load or use the platforms. Both outlets cite the same start time and rely on the number of incident reports recorded by the monitoring service rather than official statements from Meta. No specific cause is given in the articles. The reports characterize the disruption as broad in scope, with users unable to access the services in multiple locations. Updates from the monitoring site are referenced as the main indicator of severity and user impact while the outage persists.