Meta says it's '99 per cent' of the way to fixing global outage impacting Facebook and Instagram

Meta says it's "99 per cent of the way there" to fixing a global outage affecting Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads.

Users have been struggling to access the platforms since 4.30am AEDT.

Downdetector, a site that monitors online disruptions, has received more than 150,000 complaints regarding these platforms.

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Meta has since issued a statement following the outage.

"We're aware that a technical issue is impacting some users' ability to access our apps. We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and apologise for any inconvenience," the statement read.

In an update, Meta thanked its users for being patient.

"Thanks for bearing with us! We're 99 per cent of the way there - just doing some last checks. We apologize to those who've been affected by the outage," an updated statement said.

Meta's "status and outages business products" page has also confirmed the issues.

"We are currently experiencing major disruption impacting message delivery on Messenger Platform. This issue started at 9:58am PST (4am AEST). Our engineering teams are investigating the issue. We will provide another update within one hour or sooner if additional information is available."