Users began reporting problems accessing Facebook and Instagram on Saturday morning, and after several attempts to access Facebook from various locations by。 Mashable。Mashable
。 staff, the site appears to be inaccessible as of this writing.。SEE ALSO:Facebook's AR glasses take center stage in newly published patent。 The site disruptions are also affecting mobile users, with the following message appearing on some mobile devices trying to access Facebook:。 "Your account is currently unavailable due to a site issue. We expect this to be resolved shortly. Please try again in a few minutes."。Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter.。By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 。Thanks for signing up! 。 Tweet may have been deleted
。 UPDATE: 12:20 p.m. ET:。 A Facebook spokesperson in contact with。Mashable。 has confirmed the global outage suffered by Facebook and Instagram users on Saturday morning. "Earlier today, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing Facebook services," Facebook's spokesperson told。Mashable 。 Mashable。 . "We quickly investigated and are currently restoring service for everyone. We’re sorry for any inconvenience." 。 As of this writing, many Facebook and Instagram users on Twitter are reporting the ability to access the site once again, however, DownDetector is still registering some issues for a small number of users attempting to access the sites.。 Featured Video For You。Your first look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 8。TopicsFacebook。 |