Tue Mar 25 14:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Facebook and Instagram Hit by Widespread Outage

**New York, NY** – A major outage affecting Facebook and Instagram is causing widespread disruptions for users this Tuesday morning. Reports of problems began surfacing around 9 a.m. ET, with users experiencing difficulties logging in and accessing comments on Instagram posts. Thousands of reports have flooded Downdetector, confirming the scale of the outage. Newsweek is monitoring the situation and will provide updates as they become available. The cause of the outage is currently unknown.

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