If you’re having trouble sending messages on **Instagram** and **Facebook**, you’re not alone.

Numerous users have reported on **[Down Detector](https://downdetector.com/status/instagram/)** that Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook Messenger experienced downtime for about an hour around noon on Wednesday, February 26. The main concern on Instagram seemed to revolve around messaging, while the remainder of the app operated normally.

A variety of users turned to social media to express their discontent, although some of their tweets have since been removed.

Currently, **Meta** has not issued an official reply to Mashable’s inquiry for comment. Nevertheless, reports of outages began to decrease roughly 30 minutes after peaking around 1 PM EST.

This situation continues to develop, and further updates may be forthcoming.