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(47,701 posts) Tue Mar 5, 2024, 11:59 AM Mar 5

Facebook and Instagram down: Thousands of users report problems with Meta's social media platforms

https://www.yahoo.com/news/facebook-instagram-down-thousands-users-154331418.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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Facebook, Instagram and Messenger have gone down in what appears to be a huge outage at parent company Meta.

Users found themselves unable to load the apps or websites as normal. On Facebook, affected users found they had been logged out and were unable to get on, while Instagram refused to work at all.

Meta does not run official status pages for its consumer products. And it was yet to post any update on the outage on its official accounts, such as those on Twitter/X.

Tracking website Down Detector showed vast outages at Instagram, Facebook and Messenger on Thursday, however. The problems were spotted right across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global.

Meta does operate a status page for its business products, including advertising on Facebook and Instagram. That page indicated that all of its products were working as expected.

WhatsApp, which is also owned by Meta, appears to be working

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/facebook-instagram-messenger-down-meta-153559317.html

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Facebook and Instagram down: Thousands of users report problems with Meta's social media platforms (Original Post) question everything Mar 5 OP

Rehearsal for November 5? no_hypocrisy Mar 5 #1

When i looked it was asking for my phone number. I thought...no... Srkdqltr Mar 5 #2

Wouldn't it be great if they both stayed down forever? flying_wahini Mar 5 #3

Unfortunately I went through the reset password RubyRose Mar 5 #4

That's my concern too. I must have changed my P/W eight times. lamp_shade Mar 5 #5

Could be bad actors. FalloutShelter Mar 5 #6

Humm..do you suppose Taylor's GOTV message had anything to do with this.. asiliveandbreathe Mar 5 #7

I would not be surprised, MAGA heads as we speak 🤯 Murphyb849 Mar 5 #8

Strange. The one on my PC still works but... S/V Loner Mar 5 #9

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What is this about? Where did you get all of this? SoFlaBro Mar 7 #13

It comes in a can Brother Buzz Mar 7 #14

That looks like men in dresses. SoFlaBro Mar 7 #15

Good. Crash all fucking social media. All of that tiktok, IG and Twitter dogshit can go. Piss on the whole fucking pile. SoFlaBro Mar 7 #12

I loved the headline from The Register - GoneOffShore Mar 7 #16

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no_hypocrisy

(46,437 posts)

1. Rehearsal for November 5?

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Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:01 PM

Mar 5

Srkdqltr

(6,473 posts)

2. When i looked it was asking for my phone number. I thought...no...

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Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:02 PM

Mar 5

Just have to wait it out I guess.

flying_wahini

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3. Wouldn't it be great if they both stayed down forever?

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Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:04 PM

Mar 5

RubyRose

(149 posts)

4. Unfortunately I went through the reset password

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Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:08 PM

Mar 5

routine and never got the reset code to my phone or email address so I don’t know what my account will be like when FB gets fixed.

lamp_shade

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5. That's my concern too. I must have changed my P/W eight times.

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Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:10 PM

Mar 5

FalloutShelter

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6. Could be bad actors.

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Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:11 PM

Mar 5

Do not go through reset. Don't provide any personal information.

asiliveandbreathe

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7. Humm..do you suppose Taylor's GOTV message had anything to do with this..

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Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:14 PM

Mar 5

https://www.meidastouch.com/news/taylor-swift-posts-major-super-tuesday-message

On Instagram..
I wanted to remind you guys to vote the people who most represent YOU into power. If you haven't already, make a plan to vote today."..

Swift later included a link to register to vote, along with a link that details local polling places. Her post is significant. With over 282 million Instagram followers..

Oh my!!!

Murphyb849

(572 posts)

8. I would not be surprised, MAGA heads as we speak 🤯

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Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:21 PM

Mar 5

S/V Loner

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9. Strange. The one on my PC still works but...

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Tue Mar 5, 2024, 12:42 PM

Mar 5

The one on my Mac does not.

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SoFlaBro

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13. What is this about? Where did you get all of this?

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Thu Mar 7, 2024, 03:41 AM

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Brother Buzz

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14. It comes in a can

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Thu Mar 7, 2024, 03:54 AM

Mar 7

SoFlaBro

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15. That looks like men in dresses.

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Thu Mar 7, 2024, 03:57 AM

Mar 7

SoFlaBro

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12. Good. Crash all fucking social media. All of that tiktok, IG and Twitter dogshit can go. Piss on the whole fucking pile.

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Thu Mar 7, 2024, 03:40 AM

Mar 7

GoneOffShore

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16. I loved the headline from The Register -

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Thu Mar 7, 2024, 04:06 AM

Mar 7

Facebook, Instagram and Threads kicking users off with password reset
Millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced

And then the updated one -

World-plus-dog booted out of Facebook, Instagram, Threads

Millions of Meta addicts suddenly cried out in terror and were silenced

Here's a link to the full horror of the outage!

If you read the story, click down to the comments. They are a hoot. Some are UK and IT specific, but still.

Loved this one:

Food for thought

There's a risk that people will starve to death without the motivation to put a picture of their food on Instagram.

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