Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users – Downdetector

In this illustration from January 6, 2020, a Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone. Illustration by REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Reuters, July 3 – Thousands of people were unable to access Facebook (FB.O) and Instagram on Saturday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Users also experienced troubles with Facebook Messenger, the company’s online chat program. Downdetector collects status updates from a variety of sources, including user-submitted issues on its platform, to track outages. It’s possible that the disruptions are affecting a bigger number of people. Ann Maria Shibu contributed reporting from Bengaluru, and Daniel Wallis edited the piece. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles are our standards./nRead More