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UPDATE: March 19, 2021, 3:07 p.m. EDT Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger are now back up.

“Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have trouble accessing some Facebook services," said a Facebook spokesperson in a statement to Mashable. "We resolved this issue for everyone, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”


Original story:

No, it's not just your internet connection.

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Users around the globe are reporting a widespread outage that's affecting Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger.

At the moment, all these Facebook-owned services are down.

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Instagram users are reporting a "5xx Server Error."

Attempts to use the iOS app return the following message:

"We're sorry, but something went wrong. Please try again."

Opening the WhatsApp iOS app prompts a constant loading graphic indicating an attempt to connect to the platform's servers.

According to Downdetector, issues with all three services appear to have begun a little after 1 p.m ET on Friday.

Mashable has reached out to Facebook to find out more information about the outage affecting Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger. We will update this post when we hear back.

Downdetector is owned by Ookla, whose parent company, J2 Global, also owns Mashable. 

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