Facebook, Instagram down for some users around the world

By: Chelsey Brazal - 5 years ago

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Can’t update that status or story? It’s because Facebook and Instagram are currently down.

Some users from around the globe have not been able to open their Facebook and Instagram accounts due to an unknown reason.

However, Facebook has turned to Twitter to address the problem.

We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

— Facebook (@facebook) March 13, 2019

The social media giant then denied that the downtime was caused by a distributed denial of service, also known as DDos.

We're focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS attack.

— Facebook (@facebook) March 13, 2019

South American users, meanwhile, are also having problems accessing Facebook-owned WhatsApp messengers.