Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are down.
According to @downdetector on Twitter, the issues started at around 11:44 am, affecting users globally. Soon after the first report came through, the hashtag #facebookdown was trending on Twitter, with user’s worldwide reporting issues connecting.
Whatsapp tweeted on the crash, “We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience!”
Reporter Carisa Lee