For more than an hour Tuesday, social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads were inaccessible to users.
Many in the news media world took to X to share their displeasure with the development, while others joked they were worried their pages had been hacked.
X owner Elon Musk joked that the reason users could read what he was publishing was because “our servers are working.”
If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2024
Just had a total freak-out that my Facebook was hacked, but Meta is just down right now.
— Jason DeRusha (@DeRushaJ) March 5, 2024
It's not just you!
— Newsradio WTAM 1100 (@wtam1100) March 5, 2024
Facebook and Instagram are experiencing an outage. Users attempting to log onto any of Meta's social media sites today are seeing error messages. Other platforms impacted include Threads and Facebook Messenger.https://t.co/o5osEDO3sP
If you're having problems with @facebook you are not alone. The social media site is down.
— WBEN NewsRadio 930AM (@WBEN) March 5, 2024
Hey @facebook …what’s up? We’re all booted out @KMBZradio
— Amy Anderson (@AmyOnTheAir) March 5, 2024
If you can't get onto Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, etc. you're not alone! More on @KOAColorado https://t.co/toDJg48uD5
— Jeana Gondek (@KOAJeana) March 5, 2024
If you have been having trouble with Facebook and Instagram…you aren't alone. https://t.co/GXdrheukDM
— KOGO Radio (@KOGORadio) March 5, 2024
Meta spokesperson Andy Stone says in a statement:
— WBZ NewsRadio (@wbznewsradio) March 5, 2024
"We're aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now."
There's no word yet on what caused this outage. https://t.co/d1qrkDC8SS
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