Facebook and Instagram are Back!

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After yesterday’s outages, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have returned to normal.

The problem began around 10 a.m. on Wednesday and lasted through the early hours of Thursday. The issues affected users worldwide. Throngs of users headed over to Twitter to voice their frustrations and/or to add some humor to the situation. One of the trending topics for the day was #FacebookDown.

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Facebook sent a tweet early this morning: “Yesterday, as a result of a server configuration change, many people had trouble accessing our apps and services. We’ve now resolved the issues and our systems are recovering. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate everyone’s patience.”

Instagram posted as well: “Anddddd… we’re back.”

Yesterday, as a result of a server configuration change, many people had trouble accessing our apps and services. We've now resolved the issues and our systems are recovering. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate everyone’s patience.

— Facebook (@Facebook) March 14, 2019

Anddddd… we're back. pic.twitter.com/5E8UdlcsPJ

— Instagram (@instagram) March 14, 2019