Facebook Users Report Outages Due to App Loading Issues

Facebook users are reporting outages on the social media platform, with issues related to loading multiple posts. The outage, which started around 4 a.m. ET, peaked at 46 reports around 7 a.m. and affected 90% of users on the Facebook app. US users also reported outages, with 407 incidents reported. The cause of the outage is unclear.

Facebook users are experiencing outages on the social media platform, with issues primarily related to loading multiple posts. The outage, which began around 4 a.m. ET, peaked at 46 reports around 7 a.m. and affected 90% of users on the Facebook app. US users also reported outages, with 407 incidents reported. The cause of the outage remains unclear at this time.

The outage was first reported by third-party website DownDetector, which saw a rise in user self-reports of outages shortly after 4 a.m. ET. The reports peaked around 7 a.m., with 90% of the outage reports related to the Facebook app [1]. US Facebook users have also reported outages, with 407 incidents as of shortly before 7 a.m. [1].

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has not issued an official statement addressing the cause of the outage. The tech giant is yet to confirm whether it was due to a technical glitch, server issues, or any other underlying problem. While users in the US and several other countries reported difficulties accessing the platform, Facebook services in India appear to be running smoothly without any noticeable disruptions [2].

The disruption appears to be far from over, as outage reports continue to climb. According to Downdetector, the number of users flagging issues with Facebook has risen from around 350 earlier to over 450 at the time of writing [2]. This steady increase suggests that the problem may be spreading or affecting more users over time.

Users flooded rival social media platforms to confirm the outage, sharing both reports and a wave of humorous memes. A user on X joked, “When I saw this error I thought my Facebook and Instagram got hacked, before I noticed that #Facebook in general is down” [3].

Facebook has not reported any issues on its end, and it is unclear when this will be resolved. The disruption appears to be far from over, with outage reports continuing to climb [3].

References:

[1] https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2025/08/14/facebook-users-report-outages/
[2] https://www.newswire.lk/2025/08/14/facebook-down-meta-app-faces-outage/
[3] https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-is-facebook-down-in-us-meta-thousands-report-outage-users-flag-login-issue-check-latest-updates/articleshow/123305068.cms