Facebook and Instagram have stopped working for a number of its users across the globe. Facebook and Instagram have stopped working for a number of its users across the globe. Facebook and Instagram are down...users across the globe unable to access platformsThe social media platforms' outages occurred shortly after 4.30pm Irish time. A message appearing to users trying to access their accounts reads: "Facebook will be back soon". A spokesperson for Instagram also posted an update as some of its users still unable to use certain functions almost eight hours later.

Source: Irish Independent March 13, 2019 16:48 UTC