Users have shared their concern that Facebook Messenger is down after noticing the app had stopped working.
It comes after a rise in reports on the website DownDetector, seeing an increase from 0 to over 200 in a space of a few minutes.
According to the site, the messenger service seems to have a shared amount of issues.
In total, 46% of reports are stating that the app is not working, 31% are having problems sending messages and a further 23% are having server connection issues.
User reports indicate Facebook Messenger is having problems since 5:56 PM GMT. https://t.co/QEcwH04jeZ RT if you're also having problems #FacebookMessengerdown
— DowndetectorUK (@DowndetectorUK) March 21, 2023
Currently, Facebook has not said anything regarding the issue but DownDector did share: "User reports indicate Facebook Messenger is having problems since 5:56 PM GMT.
"http://downdetector.co.uk/status/facebook-messenger/… RT if you're also having problems #FacebookMessengerdown"
Many have taken to Twitter to share their issues with the app, as one user wrote "What is happening" and another asked: "Is Facebook Messenger Down?!"
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