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Facebook, Instagram down for tens of thousands worldwide, users report

 
 Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos and stock graph are displayed through broken glass in this illustration taken October 4, 2021.  (photo credit: REUTERS/DADO RUVIC)
Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos and stock graph are displayed through broken glass in this illustration taken October 4, 2021.
(photo credit: REUTERS/DADO RUVIC)

"We're aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X social media.

The Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook Messenger applications appeared to crash on Tuesday afternoon, with users in Israel and worldwide reporting difficulty logging in to Meta's social media websites.

Downdetector.com said that over 300,00 Facebook outages were reported on its website. In addition, over 47,000 outage reports were also issued for Instagram.

"We're aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X social media.

Meta's status dashboard showed the application programming interface for WhatsApp Business was also facing issues. There were around 200 reports of outages for WhatsApp on Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources, including users.

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 Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. (credit: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. (credit: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

Elon Musk takes shot at Facebook, Instagram

X owner Elon Musk took aim at his competitors in a Tuesday afternoon post, writing: "If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working."

Meta's services later returned to full operations on Tuesday evening, the company announced.

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