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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Jessica Sansome

Facebook and Instagram down: Social media users suffer outage

Two of the UK's most popular social media sites are down.

People across the country appear to be having issues with Facebook and Instagram.

According to Down Detector, the problems began at around 12.15pm.

Logging in appears to be the most common issue.

Some people are also having issues with pictures, while others can't even load apps or web pages.

"Facebook is down for required maintenance right now, but you should be able to get back on within a few minutes," an error message reads.

Most Facebook users are struggling to use the site (Shared Content Unit)

For Instagram, 77 per cent of reports are problems with the news feed. Some are struggling to log on and view stories.

As expected, users are heading to Twitter to vent their frustrations - and to have a little joke.

"Yooo, Facebook and Instagram down? I’ve got birthday wishes and people who I haven’t talked to in a long time to reply to," one said.

Another added: "Facebook is having a bit of a temper tantrum! Anybody else?"

No comment has been made by Facebook, which owns Instagram, on the latest issues.

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