News Media Reacts to Facebook, Instagram Going Down

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!

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

— Newsradio WTAM 1100 (@wtam1100) March 5, 2024

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:

"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

— WBZ NewsRadio (@wbznewsradio) March 5, 2024