Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram) faced a technical outage on Tuesday.

Outage lasted around 2 hours, impacting thousands of users globally.

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Downdetector reported over 80,000 Facebook outage issues at its peak.

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Issue resolved by Meta, attributing it to a "technical issue."

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Company apologizes for inconvenience and assures swift resolution.

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Major platform outages are uncommon, often due to software updates.

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This follows a similar 2021 outage and a recent AT&T network issue.

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Real number of affected users likely higher than reported numbers.

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