Meta says it has nearly restored service to its platforms after “a technical issue” caused widespread issues on Wednesday. Early Wednesday afternoon, user-reported issues spiked across the company’s social media platforms Facebook,

More than 100,000 Facebook users reported outages Wednesday afternoon. Other Meta apps also went down. Here's what to know.

Meta announced a technical issue Wednesday afternoon disrupting access to the technology conglomerate’s apps. The company owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. On X, formerly known as Twitter, Meta said the issue is impacting some users’ ability to access apps. The company said it is working to get access returned as soon as possible.