There is a Facebook down! Repeat: a Facebook down!
Facebook seems to be broken right now.
— Neal Campbell (@nealcampbell) October 21, 2013
Anyone having problems with Facebook? I'm getting error messages no matter what browser I use…
— Excuses Won't (@MoxieWill) October 21, 2013
Anyone else having problems posting to facebook this morning?
— Leslie Carbone (@lesliecarbone) October 21, 2013
Yes, they are. Unable to post on Facebook this morning? You aren’t alone:
I can't update my status on facebook!
— Bob Ong (@iloveb0bong) October 21, 2013
Facebook users unable to post status updates Problem "seems global," reports @Mashable. http://t.co/vhwkuEmGeI
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) October 21, 2013
Facebook users report being unable to update their statuses – @mashable http://t.co/gRu6nsECyq
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) October 21, 2013
Yes, it's not just you. Apparently we have a full #facebookdown situation. What are you doing without it? http://t.co/pnvirl9BBP
— ABC7News (@ABC7News) October 21, 2013
Facebook status update issues are not uncommon, but this one seems global — we’ve tested it from several IPs and received the same message.
According to web service status tracker Downrightnow, Facebook is likely experiencing a service disruption.
Facebook did not immediately respond to our request for comment.
Twitter users deal with their panic and somehow muddle through:
https://twitter.com/NattieAnon/status/392275907131363329
RT @jaseliberty: Also, somebody broke Facebook. Thanks, Obama.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) October 21, 2013
Since Facebook is broken, suddenly everyone has a Website I should check out while I wait for FB to come back online.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) October 21, 2013
Facebook down. Panic in the streets, people go around with their photos asking "You like?" #Facebook #Facebookdown
— Mehul Gadhia (@mehulgadhia) October 21, 2013
Cheers RT @Jupiler Facebook is down, but don't worry, here’s our status update: thirsty #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/At11zelPEV
— Pieter Claeys (@Pieker84) October 21, 2013
Snicker.
Seeing as Facebook is down, we're gonna just use Twitter as Facebook until it's fixed #facebooktweets
— Metal Hammer (@MetalHammer) October 21, 2013
We can get on board with that!