Users of Gmail, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram faced problems in logging into their accounts in several parts of the world, including India.
The network outage problem across Google and Meta apps was reported around 9 pm IST.
Meta confirmed late on Tuesday, 5 March, that the issues that caused a Gmail, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram outage have been fixed.
“Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience,” Andy Stone, Communications Director at Meta, said on X.
Many users of Gmail, YouTube, and social networks Facebook and Instagram faced problems in logging into their accounts in several parts of the world, including India.
Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience. https://t.co/ybyyAZNAMn
— Andy Stone (@andymstone) March 5, 2024
Users turned to other social network X, WhatsApp, and other online portals to report network outages faced while connecting to Google and Meta-owned platforms.
The network outage problem across Google and Meta apps was reported around 9 pm IST, according to social media network outage tracker platform Down Detector.
“I tried it several times. But I was unable to log in to my Instagram and Facebook accounts. I doubt if it’s a global cyber attack,” Roboz Dotin Tech CEO Milind Raj told PTI.
Users complained that they have been logged out of Facebook, Instagram, Gmail, YouTube accounts.
“We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now,” Meta, Stone said earlier.
He later said that the issue has been solved
A query sent to Google elicited no immediate reply, PTI said.
(With PTI inputs)
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