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Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp down in global outage

In what seems to be a global outage, tens of thousands of users are having trouble accessing Facebook’s social media platforms: Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Karolina Mikolajczyk October 4, 2021

In what seems to be a global outage, thousands of users are having trouble accessing Facebook’s social media platforms: Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp and Workplace.

Users began reporting issues around 8:30 am Pacific time.

Facebook is working to restore access to all platforms.

We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

— Meta (@Meta) October 4, 2021

Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri compared the outage to a snow day in a Tweet:

Them fighting words… but it does feel like a snow day.

— Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) October 4, 2021

Let’s hope the snowstorm ends soon!

By Karolina Mikolajczyk

Karolina Mikolajczyk is a Team Lead on Hootsuite's Inbound team and an associate editor of the Hootsuite blog.

After completing her Master’s degree in English, Karolina launched her marketing career in 2014. Before joining Hootsuite in 2021, she worked with digital marketing agencies, SaaS startups, and international enterprise businesses, helping brands and social media content creators grow their online presence and improve conversions through SEO and content marketing strategies.

Karolina lives in Vancouver, BC. She likes to spend her free time bike touring wine bars and hanging out with her two cats, Juju and Tuna.

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