- Problems started at around 12:00 GMT, and are affecting users across UK and US
- MailOnline tried to access the site, and found that it would not load on desktop
It’s the go-to social media app for millions of people around the world.
But it appears that Facebook is suffering issues this afternoon, with thousands of people unable to access the app.
According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 12:00 GMT, and are affecting users across the UK, the US and Australia.
MailOnline tried to access the site, and found that it would not load on desktop, while the app appears to be working fine.
It’s the go-to social media app for millions of people around the world. But it appears that Facebook is suffering issues this afternoon, with thousands of people unable to access the app
So far, more than 4,600 reports have been logged on Down Detector in the UK
So far, more than 4,600 reports have been logged on Down Detector in the UK.
Of those who reported issues, 90 per cent said it was with the website, while seven per cent said they were having problems loading.
The remaining three per cent said the problem was with their Facebook Profile.
Meanwhile, Down Detector’s data shows that worldwide, more than 8,000 problems have been logged.
Again, the vast majority of complaints are about the website.
While Meta is yet to comment on the outage, several users have taken to rival site, X (formerly Twitter) to vent their frustrations.
One user tweeted: ‘Is Facebook down?
‘Can’t access FB on my computer. Hey guys please solve the issue.’
Down Detector’s data shows that worldwide, more than 8,000 problems have been logged – again, with the vast majority of complaints about the website
While Meta is yet to comment on the outage, several frustrated users have taken to rival site, X (formerly Twitter) to vent their frustrations
One user shared a meme of Dennis the Menace holding up a smartphone with a blank screen
One user tweeted: ‘Is Facebook down? Can’t access FB on my computer. Hey guys please solve the issue’
Another added: ‘Facebook is not working & I straight away come to twitter or X to make sure its not just me.
‘Twitter always there to validate I’m not alone or crazy.’
And one joked: ‘Well, just wanted to check my @facebook notifications and stuff, but #FacebookDown.’
‘Anyway… Happy Valentine’s Day… maybe Facebook gifted all of us some free time to do something romantic or what.. huh
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