Some users were having trouble accessing Facebook’s “family of apps,” including Instagram.
Social media went into a mini-meltdown as many users were having trouble accessing may social media site including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Facebook also accepted that some users were having trouble accessing Facebook’s “family of apps,” including Instagram. In a statement, a company spokesperson said, “We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible."
The apps, which include WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger, appeared inaccessible to some people. According to DownDetector, Facebook has been down for some users since 9:26 pm IST
A live outage map shows that Facebook users in the US, Brazil, Colombia, Europe, India, and the UK were particularly affected.
As social media app under the umbrella of Facebook went down, people took to Twitter to talk about the issue.
While many were confused and seeking some clarity, some used the chance to have fun. Soon the micro-blogging site was full of funny reactions, jokes, and memes.
Here are some of the best ones:
1. Facebook down, Social Media Managers downer
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Social media managers around the world suddenly found themselves in a peculiar position.
When your job revolves around social media and both Facebook and Instagram go down at the same time, it's quite the ride... #FacebookDown #InstagramDown pic.twitter.com/N1v3k7CnTI
— Jen McDonnell (@Jen_McDonnell) March 13, 2019
Everyone else: more productive during #facebookdown
— Shannon Shields (@shanananaheyhey) March 13, 2019
Social media managers: pic.twitter.com/mVguK1bj3P
Everyone who uses Facebook for work trying to log in. #FacebookDown pic.twitter.com/vn8rmekuTJ
— Justin (@CodeQueer) March 13, 2019
2. Twitter was the place to be
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With Facebook down, Twitter was the only place to be.
#instagramdown
— gunjan (@gvnjan) March 13, 2019
#facebookdown
Literally everyone on Twitter rn pic.twitter.com/oL9mRI9hux
Twitter right now with Facebook and Instagram being down: pic.twitter.com/tKpyiEJKrN
— WWG (@WWG) March 13, 2019
3. Facebook users were stunned
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Some users were stunned and did not know what to do.
#FacebookDown #InstagramDown
— Godkiller (@AngelOfDeath889) March 13, 2019
Facebook and Instagram are down.
Facebook and Instagram users right now pic.twitter.com/9AzMVb9Xiq
However, soon they learnt they were not alone.
When you realize that your not alone... and you got your homies living all the same thing #FacebookDown pic.twitter.com/E2TH5lroq5
— Zachary Bernard (@ZacharyBernard_) March 13, 2019
4. Facebook, Instagram were down for a long time
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As the downing period went on, some settled down to wait
When Facebook and Instagram are both down so you have to do all your time killing on Twitter #facebookdown #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/vJuipwByS6
— (@chappy2114) March 13, 2019
However, some took the drastic step
2 minutes of silence for those who uninstall and Reinstall Facebook and Instagram#FacebookDown #InstagramDown pic.twitter.com/IIf5t2kIlI
— Harshavardhan Reddy (@Hvnreddy) March 13, 2019
