Facebook is currently experiencing a significant outage in the UK this morning, Sunday, July 19, with users encountering an 'account temporarily unavailable' warning when attempting to log in. The issue appears to be related to a site issue on the desktop version of the Meta-owned social media platform.
Error message displayed to users
Affected users are being greeted with the following message: 'Account Temporarily Unavailable. Your account is currently unavailable due to a site issue. We expect this to be resolved shortly. Please try again in a few minutes.' The mobile version of Facebook, however, seems to be functioning, with posts still visible.
DownDetector reports spike in reports
The DownDetector website, which tracks user-reported outages, recorded a sharp spike in searches for 'Facebook down' just before 9:00 AM BST this morning. This indicates a widespread issue affecting users across the UK.
As of now, Meta has not issued an official statement regarding the outage. This article will be updated with further details as they become available.
