Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer global meltdown (and so do their users)

Wednesday night Facebook and its "family of apps" went down for a large number of global users, with many unable to post updates or send messages.

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We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.— Facebook (@facebook) March 13, 2019

While some users could not gain access to Instagram and Facebook, others reported that they couldn’t send or receive messages and images over the platforms. This included WhatsApp in some cases.

People naturally flooded Twitter with concerns and reactions using the hashtags #Facebookdown and #instagramdown, which continued to trend well into Thursday morning.

#instagramdown
Twitter HQ be like.. pic.twitter.com/Ug9FJwjMSX
— Louis ☕️ (@OhSN4PitsLOUI3) March 14, 2019

Naturally, everyone was a bit concerned.

Everybody: Instagram where u at??
Instagram Headquarters:#FacebookDown #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/216tXt1ioy
— barr0n�� (@thatspapib) March 14, 2019

Me: *uninstalls Instagram*
Me: *downloads it again*
Me: *tries to log in*
Instagram: Sorry there was a problem with your request
Me:#instagramdown pic.twitter.com/eHvbe0C3uw
— IG @lainatheleech (@lilhomielaina) March 14, 2019