United StatesUsers reported widespread outages on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp in early Sunday morning, with the platforms displaying errors such as 'temporarily unavailable' and 'temporarily blocked for going too fast and overusing.' According to Downdetector, the majority of issues were reported on the website, followed by mobile devices and apps. The outage affected multiple regions including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, India, the UK, and parts of Europe. Some users encountered error messages indicating temporary bans or connection problems, while others noted that the issue seemed to affect desktop browsers more than mobile devices. The outage follows previous major disruptions by Meta, including a significant global outage in October 2021 and another in March 2024.
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