Facebook and Instagram were both having issues as users reported problems with the social media sites early Tuesday morning.
According to downdetector.com, the East coast is reporting the most problems with Facebook in the United States, but issues are being reported globally as well. This is the second time this month users from all over have reported Facebook being down.
Instagram users were also reporting problems, according to downdetector.com.
Some of the problems with Facebook included not being able post status updates, the page not loading at all or loading very slow, not being able to send messages over Facebook's separate Messenger app and some saying they received an error message indicating the site was doing maintenance, among other issues.
Instagram users reported the app not loading and showing an error message.
Some people were able to access Facebook or Instagram, or both, later in the morning and without problems. Neither social media site has said what caused the problems, or when users still having issues . would be able to access the sites again.
Users took to Twitter to report the outages, using the hashtags #FacebookDown and #InstagramDown.
Facebook is down. Hello everyone. Welcome to Twitter. It's nice you could join us. #FacebookDownpic.twitter.com/qqeGa3AwAS
— Rob Jeffries (@RobJeffries) November 20, 2018
BREAKING: We’re taking numerous reports regarding #FacebookDown.
We’ve deployed a team of social media detectives who are carrying out enquiries.
In the meantime we’d encourage you to use other platforms to share your pictures of lunch 🍴🙈😁 | #SocialMediaPolice
— NottsPolice Specials (@NottsSpecials) November 20, 2018
People trying to find out what happened to Facebook.
#FacebookDownpic.twitter.com/liOD7bN6CA
— Cameron Grant (@coolghost101) November 20, 2018
“Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.”#facebook#FacebookDownpic.twitter.com/8emRbr4nSi
— Pekka Nurmela 💾 (@PegZor) November 20, 2018
Facebook and Instagram are down.
Twitter - pic.twitter.com/eyGus6CPuZ
— Cameron Grant (@coolghost101) November 20, 2018
When Instagram lags for 1 second #instagramdown
Me: pic.twitter.com/sCMEqqGVc5
— ㅤㅤㅤ (@lensofmohnish) November 20, 2018
The first thing I do when I notice a glitch in Facebook or Instagram is come on to Twitter and look for a trending topic.
Ah, there's #FacebookDown. Right on time. pic.twitter.com/D5jk62Tsqo
— James Michael Sama (@JamesMSama) November 20, 2018
*instagram crashes*
my brain:
don’t do it
don’t do it
don’t do it
don’t do it
don’t do it
don’t do it
don’t do it
don’t do it
don’t do it
don’t do it
don’t do itme:
*runs to twitter and tweets about it*#instagramdown— applefessings (@applexfessings) November 20, 2018
