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Facebook experienced a worldwide service outage that prevented many users from accessing their accounts, displaying an error stating the account was temporarily unavailable due to a site issue. Reporting indicated the disruption began around 4:15 PM ET, with large spikes in user complaints on DownDetector covering login, website, and app access problems.
Meta’s public status page did not explicitly list a Facebook login incident but reported “High Disruptions” affecting related business services, including Ads Manager, Instagram Boost, and the WhatsApp Business API. At the time of reporting, Meta had not publicly provided a root cause, and media outlets indicated they had contacted the company for comment and would update as more information became available.
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During the outage on 2026-03-03, Meta's status page reported "High Disruptions" affecting Facebook Ad Manager, Instagram Boost, and the WhatsApp Business API. Reports did not identify a cause or confirm any cyberattack.
Around 4:15 PM ET on 2026-03-03, Facebook users worldwide began experiencing an outage that prevented access to their accounts. Affected users were shown an "Account Temporarily Unavailable" message citing a site issue.
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