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Facebook down: Has Facebook been hacked? Why is social networking site down?

Admin October 04, 2021

According to users, FACEBOOK is down, with those attempting to use the network and its sister social media sites encountering difficulties.

This evening, the social media behemoth Facebook and its affiliated services are having problems. Users have reported problems with the platform, as well as the messaging service WhatsApp and the photo-sharing software Instagram. In the last hour, Site Down Detector has been inundated with reports.

Has Facebook been hacked?

Facebook is down, according to thousands of reports this evening.

According to Down Detector, "User complaints suggest difficulties with Facebook."

The website has received reports from 36,298 people.

People are fleeing to Twitter, the sole surviving social networking platform, since they believe Facebook has been hijacked.

According to one user, Tony, "Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are all experiencing technical difficulties." "Has someone hacked?"

Trillian, another user, said, "Looks like Facebook has collapsed, as of right now 5pm in the UK."

"If the entire system has failed, it must be serious. I'm curious whether it's been hacked."

Facebook and WhatsApp have also tweeted on Twitter, albeit no specific cause has been mentioned.

Facebook stated in a statement that they were aware that "some individuals are having difficulties" using the app.

They stated that they will strive to "restore normalcy as soon as possible" and apologised for the inconvenience.

WhatsApp sent an almost identical statement, thanking users for their patience as they tried to "restore normalcy."

"We're aware that some individuals are experiencing problems with WhatsApp at the moment," says WhatsApp in a statement. We're working hard to restore normalcy. Thank you for your understanding!"