The instant messaging app Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday, March 5, went down with lots of users reporting that they have been logged out of their accounts automatically.
Some Facebook and Instagram users are complaining on X, formerly known as Twitter that they are unable to access their accounts making it impossible to send and receive messages.
Lots of people have reacted to the glitch affecting Facebook and Instagram on the micro-blogging site.
According to multiple reports, the apps Facebook and Instagram were hit by a bug that does not allow people to log into their accounts. This bug appeared according to Downdetector with an initial 90,000 reports that it was down but the numbers grew exponentially not long after that.
This is a widespread issue that first appeared on users' devices in the early hours of the United States. However, it has been reported globally to users worldwide.
See the reactions below:
Facebook and Instagram users flocking to X to check if these websites are down#facebookdown #instagramdownpic.twitter.com/IZwgjmlMx5
— Heisenberg (@rovvmut_) March 5, 2024
Facebook and instagram down
— Shadan Aagya (@SigmaRuler_) March 5, 2024
Meanwhile Elon Musk : Welcome To X#facebookdown #instagramdown #meta #MarkZuckerberg #whatsappdown #CyberAttack pic.twitter.com/DXbXZH1IZN
when you realise both Facebook and Instagram are down and everybody rushing towards X #instagramdown #facebookdownpic.twitter.com/HEEHs9x3Yn
— ultimate-D (@ultimate__d) March 5, 2024
Elon Musk at X headquarters after successfully shutting down facebook and instagram so everybody gotta come on twitter pic.twitter.com/Xyxnf8aI3N
— Ruufus Buck (@Hthemagnificent) March 5, 2024
Facebook and Instagram stopped working
— (@abazwhyllzz) March 5, 2024
People who don't use twitter: pic.twitter.com/D0Nby9aB62
Facebook and Instagram users when they hear we have space on Twitter pic.twitter.com/ks3odZIOrV
— (@kafangi) March 5, 2024
Soon as Facebook and Instagram go down everyone is like this href="https://t.co/pcljpFVTjX">pic.twitter.com/pcljpFVTjX
— TheColossusofClout (@K_Alexander_845) March 5, 2024
Facebook and Instagram might be down, but baby girl I’ll never let you down. I will be more active than your X. pic.twitter.com/pXGEquwZy6
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) March 5, 2024
My messenger, Facebook, and Instagram are not working. #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/70WevTaqG2
— Joken (@jokenkenAR) March 5, 2024
Running to twitter to see if anyone else has been logged out of Facebook and instagram pic.twitter.com/UQwvZlHHV8
— Chris (@underwood0181) March 5, 2024
X to Facebook and Instagram users pic.twitter.com/87ZofXUm5Z
— Goddie (@Goddie_Ke) March 5, 2024
Facebook and Instagram are both down which means we’ll start seeing posts of people taking pictures of their food on Twitter now #instagramdown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/lWgCut8U1S
— ScottW (@jswtreeman) March 5, 2024
Twitter to Facebook and Instagram users right now: pic.twitter.com/BiGIGKndNh
— Attah Akor (@attah_akor) March 5, 2024
Nobody:
— Damilola (@damilola069) March 5, 2024
Facebook and instagram people arrived on twitter pic.twitter.com/4AU9EoE1uE
Facebook and Instagram I wan confess na me dey do una pic.twitter.com/3dA8tmkySr
— BLAZE OF LAGOS (@campusblaze) March 5, 2024
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