Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram were down on Monday morning, according to detection websites. When attempting to access Facebook, it returns a message: “This site can’t be reached,” adding that the website’s DNS address couldn’t be found. Instagram merely displayed the message: “5xx Server Error.” Downdetector.com shows that as of 11:46 a.m. ET, more than 80,000 reports were made complaining of a Facebook outage. Similar complaints were posted about WhatsApp and Instagram, which are both operated by Facebook. In March 2019, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp were down for more than 24 hours worldwide in one of the longest outages that the company has faced in years. The Epoch Times has contacted Facebook for comment. The Menlo Park, California-based firm hasn’t issued a public comment on the outage. Twitter, YouTube, iMessage, Signal, and other popular services not operated by Facebook were still working as of Monday at noon. The outage on Monday …
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