New Delhi: Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram crashed for users worldwide on Monday in a global outage wherein millions were unable to use the Facebook-owned applications.
Facebook took to Twitter and issued a statement which read: "We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience".
A similar statement was posted on WhatsApp's official Twitter account.
An official clarification over the cause behind this global outage is awaited.
Meanwhile, netizens swarmed Twitter to share their reaction with their favourite memes. Here are some of them:
As a result of the avalanche of tweets, several related hashtags dominated Twitter trends.
As the global outage of Facebook-owned apps persists for several hours, Twitter seized this opportunity to say "hello literally everyone", followed by WhatsApp waving back.
While it is normal for websites and apps to suffer outages, one on a global scale lasting for several hours is rare to see. Users, in different parts of the world, reported being unable to access the applications. India has one of the highest numbers of users on Facebook as well as its other platforms.
As per government data shared earlier this year, India has 53 crore WhatsApp users, 41 crore Facebook users, and 21 crore Instagram users, news agency PTI reported.