Facebook & Instagram is Down, Massive Disruption in Meta History

A widespread outage on March 5, 2024 impacted Facebook, Instagram, and some Google login services, preventing access and stalling feeds for users worldwide; Meta’s status page cited major disruptions to Facebook Login—also affecting third‑party site access—with recovery updates posted as services were restored, while Downdetector logged 300,000+ Facebook and 20,000+ Instagram reports. The incident disrupted businesses reliant on these platforms, but no evidence of a security breach or malicious activity was reported.