Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp back online after technical difficulties

Twitter said it was "almost 100% resolved," on its Twitter support page.

JULY 4, 2019 12:16

Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Instagram logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018

(photo credit: REUTERS/ DADO RUVIC)

Social media platforms came back online Wednesday night. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp was experiencing various issues on Wednesday, but Facebook's spokesperson said problems were fixed.

"We're back!" Instagram said in a tweet. "The issue has been resolved and we should be back at 100% for everyone. We're sorry for any inconvenience."

We’re back! The issue has been resolved and we should be back at 100% for everyone. We're sorry for any inconvenience. pic.twitter.com/yKKtHfCYMA
— Instagram (@instagram) July 3, 2019

Twitter said it was "almost 100% resolved," on its Twitter Support page.

We're almost at 100% resolved. There may be some residual effects for a small group of people, but overall your DMs should be working properly now. We appreciate your patience!
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 3, 2019

Even the CIA responded to the social media issues.

"Yes, we are affected by #instagramdown, too," The CIA tweeted. "No, we didn’t cause it. No, we can’t fix yours. Did you try turning it off and back on again?"

Yes, we are affected by #instagramdown, too. No, we didn’t cause it. No, we can’t fix yours. Did you try turning it off and back on again?
— CIA (@CIA) July 3, 2019

The partial outage frustrated users of the world's largest social network, with many taking to Twitter to complain.

More than 14,000 users reported issues with Instagram, while more than 7,500 and 1,600 users complained about Facebook and WhatsApp, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Downdetector's live outage map showed the issues were mainly in parts of Europe and the United States.