October 14th 2024.
It seems that Facebook and Instagram are currently experiencing some issues, causing frustration for thousands of users across the UK. According to reports, over 4,000 Facebook users and 2,000 Instagram users have encountered problems, making this a significant problem. Even users in the US are reporting difficulties with the platforms.
The outage seems to be centralized in major cities like London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Glasgow, as shown by DownDetector, a website that tracks global outages. Reports started pouring in around 6pm, and within 20 minutes, 1,750 Facebook users had already reported issues. The same was true for Instagram.
At the moment, the reason for the problem is unclear, but many people have turned to social media to express their frustration. One person even joked about repeatedly turning their WIFI on and off to check if the platforms were working. These reports on DownDetector are submitted by users, so the actual number of affected users may be different.
Interestingly, a similar outage occurred earlier this year, affecting hundreds of thousands of Facebook and Instagram users worldwide for more than two hours. The cause was a technical issue, and at its peak, there were over 550,000 reports of disruptions for Facebook and 92,000 for Instagram.
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