{
  "id": 8874348,
  "title": "Facebook, Instagram recover after outage hits thousands of users",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/facebook-instagram-recover-after-outage-hits-thousands-of-users",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/world/127535/facebook-instagram-recover-after-outage-hits-thousands-of-users"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "META’S Facebook and Instagram recovered after a brief outage disrupted services for thousands of users in the United States, according to Downdetector.com. The disruption began at about 8.55pm Eastern Time on Sept 20, or 8.55am on Sept 21 Singapore t...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/facebook-instagram-down-for-thousands-of-users",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:25:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "Facebook and Instagram resume service after US outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/facebook-and-instagram-resume-service-after-us-outage",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:59:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}