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Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook has gone offline for users worldwide, the social media giant said on Monday, as it is working on restoring its services.
All three social media platforms, owned and operated by Facebook Inc., based in Menlo Park, California, went off line at about noon Eastern Time.
“We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products,” a Facebook spokesperson said Monday in a statement to NBC News. “We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”
We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
— Facebook (@Facebook) October 4, 2021
And WhatsApp, tweeted: “We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience!”
Instagram took to Twitter and posted the hashtag #instagramdown with the message: “Instagram and friends are having a little bit of a hard time right now, and you may be having issues using them. Bear with us, we’re on it! “
The outage comes a day after Facebook faced allegations from a whistleblower that it turned a blind eye to disinformation that led to the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“Facebook, over and over again, has shown it chooses profit over safety,” former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen told CBS’s “60 Minutes” on an episode that aired Sunday night.
A Facebook spokeswoman, responding to the “60 Minutes” report, said the company has made “significant improvements to tackle the spread of misinformation and harmful content.”
Everyone has moved to Twitter, hopefully these three applications will be back online soon!
