Facebook 'blackout' reported in parts of world
Facebook-owned Instagram also suffered an outage
(Web Desk) – Facebook suffered a major global ‘blackout’ on Wednesday with thousands of its users complaining of either error messages or blank pages.
Reportedly, users were left confused with messages, some of those claiming that Facebook would be back soon and others being notified that there was a maintenance work scheduled.
Facebook-owned Instagram also suffered of an outage with its parent application and desktop services.
However, this is how Twitterverse saw the outage:
refresh refresh refresh. turn off wifi. turn on wifi. refresh. google search "is Facebook down" #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/w0dKa3YGek
— Fern Photography (@AmberFernPhoto) October 11, 2017
Uh-oh. #Facebook is down. WHAT DO WE DO? pic.twitter.com/MdXeTrqMW1
— Shayla Raquel (@shaylaleeraquel) October 11, 2017
When you finally open Twitter just for checking "is facebook down?"
— nesia c (@NesiKa11) October 11, 2017
Facebook is down and thousands suddenly don t know what to do on their lunch break#facebookdown pic.twitter.com/kViVbfydSY
— Josh K. Elliott (@joshkelliott) October 11, 2017
Facebook crash forces public to resort to traditional stalking methods https://t.co/Q0gD0QbDE1 #facebookdown #facebook pic.twitter.com/xgmXeQ7u18
— The Chaser (@chaser) October 11, 2017
#Facebook is down and my job is now obsolete. pic.twitter.com/KCL3BIt6c7
— Kaley Patterson (@KaleyKayPatt) October 11, 2017
Waiting for #Facebook to come back like... pic.twitter.com/FTGCuctE1O
— Ducard SEO (@DucardSEO) October 11, 2017
Welcome back to twitter, everyone! #facebookdown #Facebook
— Jeff Muñoz (@jmunoz614) October 11, 2017
When facebook and instagram are down but twitter is running smoothly. pic.twitter.com/P0VMcDklR2
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) October 11, 2017
Facebook is down, I repeat Facebook is down.
— Jamie White (@jaywhite_1) October 11, 2017
*Runs to Twitter to check it s not just me* #Facebook #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/YYnoX7bIja
How I feel as a #SocialMediaManager and Facebook goes down #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/QTCxRB6BRp
— Adam Wood (@AdamPaddyWood) October 11, 2017
Be like Zuck, cover up your camera and audio #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/hiicgdVJZ9
— Kek_Magician (@Keque_Mage) October 11, 2017
Meanwhile in facebook #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/oHVU0EdJOf
— Jesucristo (@jesucristonea) October 11, 2017
