What to do when Facebook and Instagram go down? Head to Twitter to tweet #FacebookDown
The common theme to social media outages is to jump on another network to vent.
As with nearly every Facebook outage, users headed to Twitter on Wednesday with the hashtag #FacebookDown quickly becoming the top trending topic in the United States.
Facebook started having problems at around noon ET, with issues popping up across Facebook proper, Facebook Messenger and Instagram around the world.
#InstagramDown and #InstagramBlackout2019 also were trending Wednesday before the service was restored early Thursday.
Some users of Facebook-owned WhatsApp reported having issues sending photos on the popular messaging app. There were fewer tweets Wednesday for #WhatsAppDown.
And some tweets used all of three of the hashtags.
One Twitter user, @InstaDown, who's name is listed as "Is Instagram Still Down?" tweeted more than 10 times Wednesday.
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"Hello everyone tonight we conducted a social experiment where we were able to reach millions of people with a few short tweets in the space of 3 hours. Tomorrow we will share everything with you. #instagramdown #facebookdown #whatsappdown #moresociallessmedia," @InstaDown tweeted.
The real Instagram account didn't make an announcement until 6:18 p.m. and tweeted: "We’re aware of an issue impacting people's access to Instagram right now. We know this is frustrating, and our team is hard at work to resolve this ASAP."
Twitter user @eyempuneet tweeted "feels like life is incomplete without Instagram."
Feels like life is incomplete without Instagram.. is it just me or?
— PUNEET (@eyempuneet) March 13, 2019
Fans of @TrentoHunter, don't worry: "I ATE TWO MEALS INSTAGRAM AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO POST THEM. MY FANS ARE GOING TO THINK I AM STARVING." This was retweeted more than 2,000 times and liked nearly 16,000 times.
I ATE TWO MEALS INSTAGRAM AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO POST THEM. MY FANS ARE GOING TO THINK I AM STARVING.
— Trento (@TrentoHunter) March 13, 2019
But what about the Instagram models?
All Instagram models realizing they have to look for new jobs since they are now unemployed. #instagramdown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/ccGcm8AK81
— Amir ☽ (@__amvr) March 14, 2019
When in doubt, log out and uninstall Instagram?
#InstagramBlackout2019
me: logging out and then uninstalling Instagram thinking it’s my wifi
instagram: pic.twitter.com/PsJ1h6foLV— franceska (@franceskao_) March 14, 2019
Anyone try resetting?
the reset button duh. you're so right ! pic.twitter.com/NMuYS3HpmR
— ferdadou (@ferdadou15) March 13, 2019
Twitter user @xotinajoy had another theory. "Plot twist: the CEO of twitter hacked the Facebook and Instagram servers #FacebookDown."
Plot twist: the CEO of twitter hacked the Facebook and Instagram servers #FacebookDown pic.twitter.com/B1BAa9vyg7
— T. ✨ (@xotinajoy) March 13, 2019
Actress Lindsay Lohan had a brief tweet: "@instagram please contact me."
@instagram please contact me
— Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) March 13, 2019
Yep, @Lorraineno9 got it right. We turn to Twitter.
#Facebookdown When Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram stop working and everyone turns to Twitter to ask..... pic.twitter.com/Cqibo1vFgw
— Lorraine Malcolm (@Lorraineno9) March 13, 2019
Actress Mindy Kaling tweeted: "Instagram and Facebook are down so here we are. Crossing my fingers this is my best performing tweet yet #instagramdown."
Instagram and Facebook are down so here we are. Crossing my fingers this is my best performing tweet yet 🤞🏾#instagramdown
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) March 13, 2019
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: What to do when Facebook and Instagram go down? Head to Twitter to tweet #FacebookDown