Facebook, Instagram down as thousands of users panic across the globe
Independent website Down Detector, which measures social mentions around a certain topic to track outages across the globe, shows thousands of users reporting issues.
They say over 4,700 users reported facing issues with Facebook — with 44 percent experiencing a total blackout, 38 percent saying they are unable to login and 17 percent reporting they cannot access the Facebook app.
More than 1,000 people reported issues with Instagram — with 59 percent unable to see their newsfeed, 21 percent unable to login and 18 percent unable to access its website.
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Facebook and Instagram have not yet commented on the issue.
Many people unable to use the social media sites are taking to Twitter:
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