FACEBOOK, Messenger AND Instagram all appear to have stopped working for some users.

The trio of Facebook-owned apps mysteriously went down on Thursday morning, according to frustrated users.

Thousands of users are complaining about the outage

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Thousands of users are complaining about the outageCredit: Down Detector

Facebook down – what’s happened?

Online outage tracker Down Detector logged thousands of complaints from just after 10am UK time.

Most of the issues seem to relate to Facebook Messenger.

But some users are also moaning that Facebook proper and Instagram have stopped working too.

The outage appears to be largely confined to the UK and Western Europe – but reports are trickling in from around the world

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The outage appears to be largely confined to the UK and Western Europe – but reports are trickling in from around the worldCredit: Down Detector

The outage doesn’t appear to be affecting all users – but it’s severe for those affected.

Facebook not working – what are users saying?

Messengers users say they can’t receive any messages, and some can’t even log in.

Users flocked to Twitter to complain about the outage.

One wrote: “Is anyone else’s messenger/facebook down atm?

“I cant even access most of my s*** on Messenger atm because it says unavailable

“Mate says that its down for almost everyone. Wonder what the hell is going on.”

Some Facebook users can't send messages

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Some Facebook users can’t send messagesCredit: Twitter

Another frustrated Facebooker said: “Facebook Messenger goes down on the one day I’m trying to have conversations.”

Facebook outage – is there an official response?

Facebook’s official status page suggests that there are ongoing issues.

However, no official statement has been released.

We’ve asked Facebook for comment and will update this story with any response.

More to come…

In other news, the UK is taking on US tech giants like Facebook.

Facebook will soon launch a NEW News Feed with no posts from friends or family.

And if you need some festive cheer, check out our ultimate Christmas tech gift guide.


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