Technology · 22 July 2026

Instagram and Facebook suffer second outage in 72 hours

Meta's social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook, experienced another outage on Wednesday, July 22, affecting thousands of users in the UK, US, and Europe. The disruption also impacted Facebook Messenger and Threads, meaning many users were locked out of their accounts. The apps' outage is the second time in 72 hours, with a similar incident occurring on Sunday.

By BriefTea Editorial · 22 July 2026 at 15:58

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