Global Meta outage prompts questions about security

A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, and Messenger platforms today.

Users reported being locked out of their Facebook accounts and feeds on the platform, and that Threads and Instagram were not refreshing.

Meta acknowledged the issues, and said the company “resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted.”

They apologized for any inconvenience, but today’s outage is prompting wider concerns about user data and our reliance on digital tech.

To chat more about this, we’re joined by tech expert Carmi Levy.