Thousands of users from different parts of the world expressed their discontent after the failures in WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook this Friday, March 19, which started from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. approximately.

Although the reasons are not yet known, it is probably due to a server crash. These problems are regular, since they happen more than once a year, and usually coincide with the migration that Facebook makes (owner of both platforms) of servers to have more space.

Thousands of users began reporting failures in the two Facebook services from 11:30 in the morning Mexico time and it was restored shortly after 12:15 hrs.

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In addition, there was a notable increase in searches on the web in relation to these three applications, according to data from Google Trends. As can be seen in the graph, users were looking for information about this fall all over the world.

By breaking down the data, it can be seen that search interest in relation to these three topics varies by region. In Latin America, for example, There are more users interested in WhatsApp than in the United States and Canada, where the largest increase was taken by Facebook, while in Russia there is a marked peak in the search for Instagram.

Interest in each of the apps varies depending on the regions

Interest in each of the apps varies depending on the regions

In all three cases, connectivity problems of different kinds were reported. Regarding Facebook, users indicated that they could not access the site or log in, while in Facebook indicated problems updating the news feed Y in WhatsApp you could not send or receive messages directly.

After a global crash that affected WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, the services returned to work normally. “HEarly on, a glitch caused people to have trouble accessing some Facebook services. We solved this issue for everyone and we apologize for any inconvenience, “explained a Facebook spokesperson to Infobae.

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In all three cases, connectivity problems of different kinds were reported. In relation to Facebook, users said that they could not access the site or log in, while in Facebook problems were indicated to update the news feed and in WhatsApp directly it was not possible to send or receive messages for some time.

“We are aware that some people have problems accessing some services in the Facebook family of applications. We are working to get things back to normal as soon as possible, ”a Facebook spokesperson explained to Infobae when the incident began and then give an account of the resolution of the problem. For now, they did not detail what caused this global fall.

The failure was reported to have affected 45 countries and after 45 minutes the service began to reestablish.

As often happens every time there is a problem with a platform, users begin to share comments and memes on the bird’s social network, as can be seen below.

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