Social media users report they cannot access Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp, as Meta confirms a mass outage of its platforms.

Outage tracking website Downdetector.com was flooded with more than 100,000 reports of problems, which started at around 4.00am AEDT.

In a statement posted to X, Meta confirmed it was aware that a “technical issue” was impacting “some users” of their apps.

It’s not clear how extensive the outage is, but reports suggest it is worldwide.

“We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and apologise for any inconvenience,” the statement read.

Similar statements were issued by Instagram and WhatsApp acknowledging and apologising for the issue.

The WhatsApp statement concluded: “We expect things to be back to normal shortly”.