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Meta says Facebook and Instagram issues resolved after the social media apps went down
Users had reported not being able to access their accounts.
LAST UPDATE | 5 Mar 2024
META HAS SAID its platforms Facebook and Instagram are both back in service after the company addressed a technical issue.
Users of the social media platforms had complained that they could not access content on them and could not post.
Meta’s head of communications Andy Stone wrote in a post on X (Twitter) that the company had solved the problem.
“Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologise for any inconvenience,” Stone said.
Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience. https://t.co/ybyyAZNAMn
— Andy Stone (@andymstone) March 5, 2024
At around 4pm today, the monitoring website Downdetector logged almost 8,000 complaints from Irish Facebook users.
Some Facebook users said they were logged out of their accounts and were unable to log back in. Others said they were unable to change their password.
Facebook and Instagram have over four billion users combined worldwide.
The issue prompted X (Twitter) owner Elon Musk to post saying his company’s servers are up.
If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2024
Meta has been contacted by The Journal and asked for comment.
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