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Instagram down : WhatsApp and Facebook messenger also hit by mass outages

Anthony Cuthbertson
Friday 19 March 2021 16:07 EDT
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Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook messenger down for users around the world

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Facebook suffered a major outage of its social network on Friday, which also hit other platforms that it owns.

Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp were all down, with users around the world unable to use the services properly.

Website and app monitor Down Detector recorded tens of thousands of reports of issues with the four platforms.

“Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have trouble accessing some Facebook services,” a Facebook spokesperson told The Independent:

“We resolved this issue for everyone, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”

Here’s the moment Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp all went down simultaneously:

Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook messenger have stopped working

Instagram, WhatsApp and FacebookMessenger have gone down for users across the world.

Anthony Cuthbertson19 March 2021 17:58

We’ve reached out to Facebook to see what they have to day - we’ll let you know as soon as we have an update.

Anthony Cuthbertson19 March 2021 18:03

No word from their various social media accounts either. Outages have been reported in countries around the world, including Canada, Brazil, France, Russia the UK, and US.

Anthony Cuthbertson19 March 2021 18:07

A lot of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users are heading to Twitter, as is customary during a major outage.

Anthony Cuthbertson19 March 2021 18:11

Service appears to be returning for many users now. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have all returned for us here at least.

Anthony Cuthbertson19 March 2021 18:15

Reports of issues with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on Down Detector have fallen from above 100,000, to just a few thousand.

It was a relatively brief outage, but with billions of users around the world it has a massive impact. Still no word from Facebook.

Anthony Cuthbertson19 March 2021 18:32

If you’re looking for alternatives to WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, we’ve got a round-up of the best.

Anthony Cuthbertson19 March 2021 18:33

Here’s what Facebook had to say about the outage:

Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have trouble accessing some Facebook services. We resolved this issue for everyone, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Facebook spokesperson
Anthony Cuthbertson19 March 2021 20:05

Anthony Cuthbertson19 March 2021 20:07

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