NewsUK NewsFacebookLIVEUpdated 4 mins agoFacebook users have reported issues with the Meta app on other social media channels - thousands of reports have been logged in the UK, US and EuropeFacebook and Instagram are facing issues (stock)(Image: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock)Updated 14:12, 22 Jul 2026Facebook appears to be down for some people as multiple users have reported issues with the Meta app.A number of posts have appeared on other social media channels from concerned users who have reported being logged out of Facebook, including on the app version. Others added that they are also experiencing issues with Facebook's messaging app, Facebook Messenger. Issues ahve been reported across the world including in the US, UK and Europe.According to Down Detector, the first reports of Facebook being down were made at around 12.35pm today, with these significantly growing in volume after 1pm. There are also reports on DownDetector of issues with Instagram, which also also owned by Meta.‌Today14:08 BSTMeta approached for commentThe Mirror has approached Meta for comment regarding the outage.We will bring you their statement as soon as and if we get it.Content cannot be displayed without consentToday13:58 BSTSecond Meta outage in daysThis is the second recent Meta outage as users previously reported experiencing problems on Sunday.Just like today, thousands encountered an error message at the weekend when trying to log in on the desktop version of Facebook.Other apps like Messenger and Instagram were also affected.The error on Sunday read: "Account Temporarily Unavailable. Your account is currently unavailable due to a site issue. We expect this to be resolved shortly. Please try again in a few minutes."Today13:53 BSTInstagram downUsers are now reporting Instagram is also down, with the main issue seemingly affecting the messaging function of the app.One user said: "Instagram is down!!! Home screen is not loading."Another added: "Me heading to Twitter to see if anyone else’s Instagram is down."Another user said: "Message slot is crashed [but] everything [else] is working."Content cannot be displayed without consentToday13:46 BSTFrustrationA lot of users are expressing their frustration on other social media channels, including X,.One of them said: "Facebook what’s going on?? Error message, pages are not loading, get it together man!"Content cannot be displayed without consentToday13:41 BSTWhat are the most reported problems with Facebook?According to Down Detector, the most reported problems with Facebook by users are to do with the app, logging in and accessing the website.A user said: "Urgh down again. Getting 'Sorry, something went wrong. We're working on it and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can'."Today13:39 BSTWhat social media channels does Meta own?Meta owns the world's largest social media and messaging platforms.Its core apps consist of Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.Today13:34 BSTGood afternoonGood afternoon and thank you for joining our live coverage.Numerous Facebook users have reported the social media channel experiencing issues, with some getting a "Sorry, something went wrong" message when trying to use it.We will bring you the latest updates on this here.‌