Meta’s ‌Facebook and Instagram social media platforms suffered outages on Sunday morning. Photograph: Kenneth Cheung/Getty Images Sun Jul 19 2026 - 10:12 • 1 MIN READMeta’s ‌Facebook and Instagram social networks appeared to ‌suffer some outages on Sunday, with users globally ​reporting issues with the app and website.According to DownDetector, there were ⁠thousands of reports filed by Facebook and Instagram users on Sunday morning, with ⁠63 per cent of ​users facing issues ​accessing the website.Meta did not immediately ‌reply to a request for ​comment sent by email. More to follow...Join The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to dateListen to the Inside Business podcast for a look at business and economics from an Irish perspectiveSign up to the Business Today newsletter for the latest news and commentary in your inboxIN THIS SECTIONLATEST STORIESBusiness TodayGet the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morning