New Delhi:- Thousands of US users of social media services Instagram and Facebook and messaging app WhatsApp reported service outages on Monday, according to Downdetector.com. Up to 13,000 users reported problems accessing Instagram, and approximately 5,400 and 1,870 users experienced disruptions on Facebook and WhatsApp.

Downdetector tracks defects by compiling status reports from many sources, including user-submitted bugs on the platform. This outage may have affected more users. Meta did not immediately respond to Reuters inquiries about the outage. 

Meta said last month that its social media apps Facebook and Instagram had restored services after an outage of more than two hours that affected thousands of users.

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Nearly 20,000 users in total reported problems accessing Facebook and Instagram, as well as Meta's messaging service WhatsApp, according to fault tracking website Downdetector.com. The company said it also fixed an ad manager issue for Meta, an advertising tool that allows brands to buy and create Facebook ads.

However, the problem of disability was not global. In India, Facebook and Instagram worked well for most users. Additionally, Meta recently rescinded policies put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19-related misinformation on Facebook and Instagram.

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Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are under intense pressure to combat pandemic-related misinformation, including false claims about vaccines, and are being forced to respond strongly. 

Facebook's parent company sought the opinion of an independent oversight board last July on changes to its current approach, following an increase in authentic sources of information and public awareness about the novel coronavirus. 

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The users in the US reported many problems with Instagram and Facebook and also with Whatsapp. Meta also has not responded to Reuters and comments that the users were living regarding the apps.