
Going by reports proliferating on Twitter, Facebook Messenger is encountering issues as of writing this. In case the problem persists for long, do let us know by dropping a comment below.

However, it’s reasonable to assume these are just the final wave of users, for whom the problem will get resolved shortly. While the worst seems to be over, there are still reports about the service not being accessible. However, given the fact that a large majority of users likes to chat on the go, the problem quickly became a big deal. So facebook messenger is down in case anyone was wondering… ( Source)Ī large number of reports said only the app was down, meaning users could still access the service through other platforms like desktop. Did you know that your phone can ALSO make phone calls to contact people? ( Source) So apparently Facebook Messenger is down…and people have been freaking out. Following are some of the tweets from users after they found the app was down. Given the extreme popularity of the application, a very large number of users were affected. The Facebook Messenger app suffered a massive outage today. Although a rare phenomenon, such an outage has had a huge impact on the site’s users, which include businesses.Scroll sown for new updates that have been added at the end of the article Original story (Sept 01,2018) follows: This is a rare blackout for Facebook, which is the world’s largest social media network and currently dominates the industry.

There’s no word yet from Facebook about what may be causing the problem or when those sites, including Messenger and WhatsApp, will be operational again, but we will update with more information when it’s available. Users can load games they already have installed and the browser works, but social features or installing new games does not. The problem also appears to be affecting its virtual reality arm, Oculus.
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Currently, users impacted by the outage cannot send and receive any messages, nor can they post or view new content. On Instagram and Whatsapp, users were able to load their old feeds and messages, but no new content was available. Those hoping to log into their Facebook accounts simply received an error page stating that their browser could not connect to the social media site, which hosts nearly three billion active users.
