#InstagramDown: Facebook Yet To Explain Outages In WhatsApp And More
Facebook’s most popular services all went down for at least 30 minutes on Friday, with users unable to access Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or Facebook itself. Other companies were unaffected, and the deluge of disconnected customers shot #instagramdown and similar hashtags to the top of Twitter’s trending lists.
Users attempting to surf the platforms or send messages were given connectivity error messages, such as Instagram’s “We're sorry, but something went wrong. Please try again.”
Facebook is yet to comment on the outage or give official numbers on how many people were affected.
The official WhatsApp Twitter account confirmed that it was a 45-minute outage but did not explain the cause. "Thanks for your patience, that was a long 45 minutes but we are back!" the verified account wrote.
Thanks for your patience, that was a long 45 minutes but we are back! #WhatsAppDown
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) March 19, 2021
Instagram also issued an official tweet that didn't reveal much but included an embarrassed dog gif.
Some people were having issues with their Instagram accounts earlier, but we're back now. The issue's been fixed and we're sorry for the trouble. #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/dd9mJPiqDz
— Instagram (@instagram) March 19, 2021
In addition to outages in the U.S. and U.K., TechRadar confirmed connectivity complaints had spiked worldwide on the DownDetector monitoring service.
All services are now recovering. https://t.co/3Emj7wzFpH
— TechRadar (@techradar) March 19, 2021
It’s not the first time Facebook’s ecosystem had gone dark. Like in previous iterations, users quickly pivoted to other social media sites, such as Twitter, to confirm their experience and joke around with fellow refugees.
Whatsapp and instagram down#instagramdown #whatsappdown
— 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐫𝐫 𝐧𝐮 📍 (@sehaaj_tweets) March 19, 2021
Situation of twitter people rn:- pic.twitter.com/dH0HMirgaw
Did Instagram just do that ... nah y’all play too much .. Now what am I supposed to do for the rest of the day. Go outside and socialize? pic.twitter.com/MGrDW00hB8
— Nicholle🖤 (@nikiswrldd) March 19, 2021

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