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As a writer, my morning routine typically starts by scrolling through and Facebook for any news (or otherwise) that broke overnight. This morning as I prepared to scroll 10 minutes longer than I should, was drastically cut short when I noticed my ride or die social applications failed to refresh. I rebooted my internet. Check. Then I updated my apps. Check. It wasn’t until I Googled, “Instagram not working” that I realised the social media giant was experiencing a worldwide outage.

Below is an accurate depiction of my morning.

Two hours later, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook still down

— Benji (@Cule_Ben)

The reason behind the outage is unclear, but according to the it is very rare on a global scale. The news broke shortly after a whistleblower Frances Haugen – – handed internal research to US lawmakers and the Wall Street Journal. The findings suggest Facebook knew, but didn’t disclose, the negative impact of its services. She is a former product manager for the company.

Naturally the social media app , which is owned by Snapchat Inc., revelled in the tech difficulties. Users-turned-comedians flocked to the service and published reactions and memes surrounding the news. And for Instagram fans, it filled a social media-shaped void.

Squid Game was a popular theme of choice (if you haven’t watched the series and have a strong stomach, it’s good!) while some users decided to post throwback images to old technology like the landline phone and first desktop computers. How would Gen Z-ers even communicate without Facebook and WhatsApp?

For many, the three popular apps have now been restored after a lengthy six hours. Below, enjoy our compilation of the best Twitter reactions from the whole debacle. You’re welcome.

every twitter user trying to figure out why the internet is down:

*including myself*

— ☻??????☻ (@supermarn09)

Facebook, lol. This bad boy has never let me down…

— MAHONEY (@cdtmahoney)

The current situation in the world right now

— Ali vaqas (@Alivakas11Ali)

Facebook is down. Quick, get your aunts and uncles vaccinated

— Cam (@cameron_kasky)

Me outside like

— Kate (@Kate_d_devil)

Hotmail and Gmail waiting for twitter go down as well.

— ella (@watchingdizis)

You know, Shakespeare wrote King Lear during the plague. what are you gonna produce while Instagram is down??

— Allison P Davis (@AllisonPDavis)

me trying to get in contact with people with WhatsApp down

— Sophie Hall-oween (@SophLouiseHall)

Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook down.
People who don't have Snapchat or Twitter:

— Benji (@Cule_Ben)

Instagram influencers after not being able to share their daily skin routine with their followers

— Malék Soussi (@malek_soussii)

Twitter holding social media after whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook went down……

— Plo Sigei (@PloSigei)

facebook, messenger and instagram finally working after being down for hours

— nyxie (@lynxtiel)

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