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Meta says Facebook and Instagram issues resolved after the social media apps went down

Users had reported not being able to access their accounts.

LAST UPDATE | 5 Mar 2024

META HAS SAID its platforms Facebook and Instagram are both back in service after the company addressed a technical issue.

Users of the social media platforms had complained that they could not access content on them and could not post.

Meta’s head of communications Andy Stone wrote in a post on X (Twitter) that the company had solved the problem. 

“Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologise for any inconvenience,” Stone said. 

At around 4pm today, the monitoring website Downdetector logged almost 8,000 complaints from Irish Facebook users. 

Some Facebook users said they were logged out of their accounts and were unable to log back in. Others said they were unable to change their password.

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Facebook and Instagram have over four billion users combined worldwide. 

The issue prompted X (Twitter) owner Elon Musk to post saying his company’s servers are up.

Meta has been contacted by The Journal and asked for comment.

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    Mute frank_1916
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 2:44 PM

    promising to pay the student nurses the voting against it and in the same year they gave themselves three pay rises!!

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    Mute Sean Callan
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 7:42 PM

    @frank_1916:
    And OAPS are waiting for restoration of entitlements from 2008 Prescription charges Phone allowances etc.. A caring government!??

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    Mute Mark Brown
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 2:46 PM

    What a fundamentally misleading statement. Sure, if you pay cash you’re pretty much at the mercy of who sold you tickets but if you purchase by Visa or Mastercard, you can invoke the respective guarantee for not receiving what you paid (ie you are not getting a ticket for an event on a day advertised) to obtain a refund (if the ticket seller doesn’t play ball).

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    Mute Bluechip78
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 2:44 PM

    Change the law Leo!

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    Mute Mary Nugent
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 4:31 PM

    No Kylie concert for him

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    Mute Vanessa
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 3:44 PM

    Well, that settles the notion to regain the confidence of the consumer.

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    Mute Seosamh Púinse
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 4:52 PM

    F… you leo

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    Mute Panikin skywalker
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 5:45 PM

    Leo’s turning into an awful geebag

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    Mute Alan ODoherty
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 6:49 PM

    @Panikin skywalker: turning into ??? … wasn’t he always one ?

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    Mute natalie grimes
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 7:46 PM

    @Panikin skywalker: you took the words out of my mouth

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    Mute sally reid
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 2:42 PM

    I’m hoping they do. My kids bought me tickets for erasure

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    Mute David Lee
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 2:52 PM

    @sally reid: 3Arena only holds 14,000, I dont see why it cant re-open next year once everyone attending is vaccinated.

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    Mute Sequoia
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 3:22 PM

    @sally reid:

    What or who are erasure? Is it a festival?

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    Mute Anthony McGovern
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 3:40 PM

    @Sequoia: oh sweet child of summer you know not what you miss.

    erasure are an 80s pop band for old fogeys like me. 80s music all the way. Big in my day you may or may not remember this one

    https://youtu.be/x34icYC8zA0

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    Mute Alan ODoherty
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 6:48 PM

    @Sequoia: google it !! Rather than displaying your lack of intellect

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    Mute Francis Mc Carthy
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 7:34 PM

    @Anthony McGovern: vince clarke is an absolute legend :-)

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    Mute Claire
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 9:24 PM

    If a concert or event is cancelled or rescheduled you are entitled to get your money back, end of, Leo is telling porkies again.

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    Mute Sinead Ni Coscraigh
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 10:04 PM

    He’s some W____r

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    Mute Dangling Damo
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 6:12 PM

    Dont buy tickets a year iin advance your just giving the promoter your money for the oromise if a gig that may be resheduled due to poir sales covid or not

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    Mute Marty H
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    Dec 3rd 2020, 7:54 PM

    I still have tickets for 2 gigs from this summer, both re scheduled for next year….. Hopefully won’t be put back agsin

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    Dec 4th 2020, 7:18 AM

    Leo, Leo, Leo why don’t you close your mouth. Nothing good come out of it.

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