For some, the reprieve from Thanksgiving gatherings has finally come – Facebook and Instagram are up and running again.<\/p>\n
Facebook Inc., which owns Instagram, said it resolved an earlier issue with its central software system that prevented users globally from accessing its family of apps on Thanksgiving Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cEarlier today, people may have experienced trouble accessing Facebook\u2019s family of apps,\u201d it said in a statement. \u201cWe are back to 100% for everyone,\u201d it said, offering an apology.<\/p>\n
Users in several countries had reported issues with Facebook\u2019s platforms earlier on Thursday.<\/p>\n
#Instagramdown was the second-most trending topic on Twitter worldwide with complaints from users in countries including the U.S., which is celebrating its Thanksgiving Day holiday, the U.K. and Brazil. Instagram tweeted it\u2019s up and running five hours after it first confirmed the issues.<\/p>\n
It is not the first time the social media company has had connectivity problems. In July, a routine maintenance was followed by issues uses faced uploading or sending photos and videos.<\/p>\n
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