Around 10:00 AM EST, the social media platforms Facebook and Instagram went down simultaneously around the world. Both social media sites belong to the same parent company, Meta.
Users flocked to Twitter, now known as simply X, to share their grief and to see if that platform had also been affected by the sudden outage.
Facebook And Instagram Are Experiencing An Outage
Downdetector.com
Downtector.com verified a spike in outages on Facebook; however, no known reason for the platforms being down has been released.
Users stated that when they went to Facebook and Instagram, they were logged out of their profiles, and have been unable to log back in.
Other users on Down Detector were quick to point out that they were unable to access other apps and services due to the inability to log in through Facebook. Some mobile apps, like Candy Crush, are connected through Facebook which requires a log-in.
“I had a panic attack until I found out it was down because I’ve had it since childhood. Connected to everything, too,” one user called Trashvis wrote while another netizen called Matt National wrote, “App keeps kicking me out. As soon as I login the session immediately expires and kicks me back to the login. Same for the website.”
X Is Still Up And Running
I thought my Facebook and Instagram got hacked for a second🤣
— Big E (@Big_E) March 5, 2024
People took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their experiences. Some stated they thought their accounts had been hacked.
Others shared how they relied on X to confirm if the outages were true.
Everyone coming to check X to confirm Facebook and Instagram is down…
— Stuart Antony (@STU_ACTOR) March 5, 2024
Platform Crash Trends On X
Current situation: ALL Facebook and IG users coming to Twitter/X to see if others are having the same issues with both being down. pic.twitter.com/EgbCspjO9n
— Andrea McMahon (@AIB07) March 5, 2024
The crash is currently trending on Twitter, and the hashtags #facebookdown and #instagramdown are topping the charts.
Users are currently relying on X for their social media fix until the unknown issues with Facebook and Instagram have been resolved.
This story is still developing…