About Facebook outages
Facebook outages often hit Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger at the same time, because they all run on Meta's shared systems.
Tip: Log out and back in, or try the website if the app is the one misbehaving.
For confirmed outages, also check Facebook's official status page.
Facebook is up, but it won't work for me. What now?
- Refresh hard. Press Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+R (Mac) to skip your browser's cache.
- Try another network. Switch your phone from Wi-Fi to mobile data. If it loads, your home network or internet provider is the issue.
- Restart your router. Unplug it for 30 seconds. This clears a lot of connection glitches.
- Turn off VPNs and ad blockers for a moment. Some sites block them.
- Update or reinstall the app if it's only the app that won't work.