By How it started
We first noticed the outage on Threads where the platform began rejecting image uploads. Soon, the feeds started disappearing.
Subsequent checks of Instagram and Facebook showed similar instabilities.
In case you didn’t know, Threads is owned by Instagram, which is also owned by Meta. The upstart social media platform has grown quickly over the last 16 months and has been remarkably stable. In recent months, its biggest challenge has come not from infrastructure but from Bluesky, which while slightly older than Threads recently rose to prominence during a mass exodus from X (formerly Twitter). For what it’s worth, Bluesky and X appear unaffected by any larger Internet issues.
AWS have a role here
As we mentioned, AWS, at least according to Down Detector, was also struggling in the early afternoon. Since we’ve heard whispers of other services outside the Meta’s orbit also struggling, this might be a bigger issue than one company’s servers. AWS serves countless websites and online services.
