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Facebook, Instagram Restore Services After Global Outage
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Facebook and Instagram experienced global outage on Tuesday
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Users reported being logged out of accounts, inability to refresh profiles
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Outage prompted complaints and reactions on Twitter (X)
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Services have now been restored, users can log back in
Eko Hot Blog reports that Social media giants Facebook and Instagram experienced a global outage on Tuesday, leaving users across the world unable to access their accounts or services for several hours.
However, the services have now been restored, allowing users to log back into their accounts.
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The outage prompted a flurry of reactions and complaints on Twitter (X), with users lamenting the sudden shutdown of the popular social media platforms. An X user named Peace Ighodaro (@peace_igho) tweeted, “Who logged us out of Facebook ooo.”
A New York-based user, Lidia Curanaj (@LidiaNews), tweeted “Facebook and Instagram down,” while a social media influencer in the Philippines, @RealRazziebinx, expressed surprise, tweeting, “Is it just me or Facebook logged me out? I guess the world is ending.. see you guys.”
@RaphealMiguel posted a picture of relief with the caption “Me after checking on Twitter that Meta is just down and I’m not hacked since my Instagram isn’t loading and my Facebook got ‘session logged out’.”
During the outage, users reported being logged out of their accounts, with Facebook requiring existing users to log in again. Instagram account profiles and homepages could not be refreshed, leading to frustration among users.
Nigeria Sports photojournalist @PoojaMedia reacted, saying, “Sessions of all Facebook accounts expired & everyone logged out. You have to log in again. Good luck if you still remember your passwords.”
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However, the servers of the two social media platforms owned by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta have now been restored. For users to access their accounts, they need to open the app and input their login passwords.
The temporary disruption highlights the widespread reliance on these social media platforms and the impact their outages can have on users worldwide.
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