WhatsApp ,Instagram , and Facebook Messenger went down for more than an hour on Friday.DownDetector reported crashes beginning around 1:30 p.m.- Facebook resolved a "technical issue" that caused the issues, a spokesperson told Insider.
Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger apps are back up after being down for about an hour Friday.
"Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have trouble accessing some Facebook services," a Facebook spokesperson told Insider. "We resolved this issue for everyone, and we apologize for any inconvenience."
The Facebook-owned apps and its Messenger service appeared to go down around 1:30 p.m. ET, according to reports on DownDetector. Facebook's desktop site appeared to be working.
Facebook Gaming posted a statement to its followers on Twitter, alerting users that gaming streams were also affected in the outage.
-Facebook Gaming (@FacebookGaming) March 19, 2021
The outage appeared to impact users in numerous countries, including Mexico and India, according to comments on DownDetector.
This is a developing story.