[Feb 12: Instagram down] Facebook (FB) Messenger & Instagram still down for some after massive outage

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Original story (Sept 01,2018) follows:

The Facebook Messenger app suffered a massive outage today. Given the extreme popularity of the application, a very large number of users were affected. Following are some of the tweets from users after they found the app was down.

If your Facebook messenger is down, log in to Facebook on your PC (or use the browser on mobile) and then like something. You should then get a prompt for a captcha
Complete that and your messenger will be up and running again!

(This doesn't work on the FB app!)

— ｔａｙｏ (@Tayyography) September 1, 2018

Facebook Messenger is down. What will the world do?!

— Jaclyn 🇨🇦 (@jaclyn613) September 1, 2018

So apparently Facebook Messenger is down…and people have been freaking out.

Did you know that your phone can ALSO make phone calls to contact people? pic.twitter.com/03MNzbAtXn

— Scott Derek (@Scott_Derek) September 1, 2018

facebook messenger is down. alert mark

— sinn fein in the membrane 🇮🇪 (@icedteacommie) September 1, 2018

So facebook messenger is down in case anyone was wondering…

— Britt Myer 🔜 Katsucon (@SpeaksBrittlish) September 1, 2018

#Facebook #Messenger just went down. You can't reply to messages; it looks like they blocked you even though they didn't.

— Claire Lovell (@halfwrittensong) September 1, 2018

A large number of reports said only the app was down, meaning users could still access the service through other platforms like desktop. However, given the fact that a large majority of users likes to chat on the go, the problem quickly became a big deal.

While the worst seems to be over, there are still reports about the service not being accessible. However, it’s reasonable to assume these are just the final wave of users, for whom the problem will get resolved shortly.

In case the problem persists for long, do let us know by dropping a comment below. We’ll update the story accordingly.

Going by reports proliferating on Twitter, Facebook Messenger is encountering issues as of writing this. The service is down and not working for many.

Users are taking to social media platforms to vent their frustration:

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Matter of fact, both Facebook and Instagram are reportedly down in various parts of the globe as well. Looks like Europe is at the center of the outage.

Map of the affected region via Downdetector

Apart from Europe, Instagram is taking a massive hit in the entire east coast of the USA.

Via Downdetector

Both Facebook and Instagram are down, and users are encountering issues while accessing the services as of writing this. Reports are proliferating across micro-blogging site Twitter.

Since Facebook and Instagram seem to not be working thought more people would be over here so have a wonderful day with loved ones today! #instagramdown #facebookdown
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#facebookdown + #instagramdown 😴
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Following is what they get to see:

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Down detector also conveys the same.

As per the latest user shared info, Facebook is undergoing a maintenance.

Facebook is seemingly aware of the issue, as here’s what some of the users get to see:

The issue has been resolved.

We are again seeing reports that Facebook and Facebook-owned services like Messenger and Instagram are down for many users.

Facebook and Instagram are down. Sup tweeple?’ 😝

— Bubbles Paraiso (@bubblesparaiso) January 14, 2020

We are looking for more info, and will update the story as and when we have anything news-worthy.

Going by reports prolifetrating on Twitter, Instagram is down and not working for users. Downdetector also conveys the same.

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