HOUSTON – Users across the United States and around the world reported problems accessing Facebook, Instagram and Messenger on Friday morning, with outage reports surging on Downdetector.

According to Downdetector, reports of problems with Facebook and Instagram began spiking around 9:30 a.m. ET, with tens of thousands of users reporting issues ranging from login failures to blank screens and error messages.

Many users reported being unexpectedly logged out of their accounts and receiving “query error” or “unexpected error” messages when attempting to log back in. Others said their feeds would not load or that Messenger was not functioning properly.

The outage appeared to affect multiple Meta-owned platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. Users also took to Reddit and X, formerly Twitter, to confirm they were experiencing similar problems.

Meta acknowledged the issue Friday morning.

“We’re aware people are currently having trouble accessing our services. We’re working on it,” Meta communications executive Andy Stone said in a post on X.

The cause of the outage was not immediately known.

Downdetector, which tracks service disruptions through user-submitted reports and other data sources, showed complaints coming from users across the United States and several other countries.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.