Facebook was down in regions of Europe, Africa and the Middle East this morning due to a technical glitch, for roughly two hours. Service has since been restored, and in a statement, Facebook stated, “today we experienced technical difficulties causing the site to be unavailable for a number of users in Europe – The issue has been resolved and everyone should now have access to Facebook. We apologize for any inconvenience.”
According to a sampling of Tweets on the matter, Facebook was offline in Egypt, Turkey, Russia, Iceland, France, Germany, Italy, The UK – but still up in Hawaii, Japan and Sweden. More isolated areas, like Pakistan and South Korea were reportedly also hit.
Here are some Twitter reactions to the matter:
@Purple_Cow
Purple Cow#Facebook is #down, expect a surge in productivity in offices everywhere today.
7 hours ago via HootSuite · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@tariqkrim
Tariq KRIMFacebook two hours down time this morning may make us rethink our login strategy #facebookconnect 3 hours ago via Twitter for Mac · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@andrewhennigan
Andrew HenniganUpdate: Facebook down in Europe, Middle East and Africa. But I still get access from Stockholm #facebook 6 hours ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@DavidWilliams_
DΛVIDSo Facebook appears to be down, anyone with a Birthday today is screwed. 6 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@birgittaj
Birgitta JónsdóttirFacebook down in most of Europe, Egypt, Turkey, Russia: how about Asia, north and south America? 6 hours ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@FreddyAmazin
FreddyAmazin™If Facebook ever shut down we’ll see people roaming the streets shoving pictures in peoples face screaming “Do you like this?! DO YOU?!” e_e 4 days ago via Buffer · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@chiller
chillerWait, Facebook’s down? *hoists blaster into air and roars like a victorious sand person* 5 hours ago via Twitter for Android · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@EsaMakinen
Esa MäkinenNext december, there will be lots of newborn babies because Facebook is down. #FBDown #Facebookdown 5 hours ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
Interestingly, Facebook was recently accessible in China, along with Twitter and Google+, after that country’s firewall was down, for unknown reasons.