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When Instagram and Facebook fail, at least we still have Twitter.
The world was dealt a crushing blow on Monday, October 4 when Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp all went down globally.
"We're aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products," Facebook shared on Twitter shortly before 9:30am PT. "We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience."
Service eventually started coming back online a little before 3pm PT.
With three of the most popular social media apps experiencing simultaneous outages, everyone flocked to the one still left: Twitter.
hello literally everyone
— Twitter (@Twitter) October 4, 2021 @Twitter
From major brands to celebs like Dolly Parton, everyone seemingly had something to say about the crash -- and went viral with their comments. Twitter clearly noticed the influx of users too, sending out a simple "Hello literally everyone" tweet that racked up almost 2 million likes in less than three hours.
It also prompted this response from the official Instagram account, as well as replies from McDonalds, Oscar Mayer and more brands.
can we have the keys to the hot dog car
— Twitter (@Twitter) October 4, 2021 @Twitter
Hi and happy Monday 😵💫
— Instagram (@instagram) October 4, 2021 @instagram
59.6 million nuggets for my friends
— Twitter (@Twitter) October 4, 2021 @Twitter
How are you doing, Instagram social media manager?
— Reddit (@Reddit) October 4, 2021 @Reddit
Twitter even created an emoji for the event, which has been dubbed #InternetShutdown:
twitter adding world
— aella (@rachacvlt) October 4, 2021 @rachacvlt
an emoji to ending#InternetShutdown pic.twitter.com/TowXBav0GO
Check out more viral tweets below:
Everyone showing up to @Twitter today while @Facebook @instagram @WhatsApp are down like... pic.twitter.com/SGtr722FAo
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) October 4, 2021 @DollyParton
Mark Zuckerberg trying to fix WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook issues all by himself. pic.twitter.com/HxcBFBXfkD
— ASIWAJU OF KOGI 👑 (@iam_onoja) October 4, 2021 @iam_onoja
this is the funniest thing to happen since Instagram and Facebook are down pic.twitter.com/anAdh4nPoK
— movie posts (@itsmovies) October 4, 2021 @itsmovies
woah that was quick pic.twitter.com/xt9IWCip5j
— Joe Groff (@jckarter) October 4, 2021 @jckarter
Realising that WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are all down 😴 pic.twitter.com/G77zxE7ZTy
— Teja Ammula (@askiTeja) October 4, 2021 @askiTeja
instagram and facebook and whatsapp down.. ppl are saying their tiktok and twitter isnt working now too.. THE INTERNET APOCALYPSE??? pic.twitter.com/Bqk7Qy4AyM
— OMI (@joonality) October 4, 2021 @joonality
If Facebook is down any longer, we risk vaccination numbers going up.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) October 4, 2021 @briantylercohen
Me, ready for all of social media to go down forever pic.twitter.com/Qx4MnxIeSh
— Sara Schaefer (@saraschaefer1) October 4, 2021 @saraschaefer1
Instagram and Facebook users trying to navigate Twitter pic.twitter.com/AETk0xpGA4
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 4, 2021 @Phil_Lewis_
Instagram and Facebook users checking out Twitter while they’re down pic.twitter.com/MGZoRYmRXl
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 4, 2021 @JimMFelton
Update: Instagram is still down. We've now resorted to crosswords: https://t.co/by6nO7bAcR pic.twitter.com/PkvZZCPxvk
— Peacock (@peacockTV) October 4, 2021 @peacockTV
Wait, did Adele *actually* break the internet?! #instagramdown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/zTxhaCVPDJ
— Logo 🏳️🌈 (@LogoTV) October 4, 2021 @LogoTV
When Instagram & Facebook are down. pic.twitter.com/mVFlVOOCOC
— Netflix (@netflix) October 4, 2021 @netflix
Me after switching between my wifi and data only to realise that instagram and facebook are down #instagramdown
— Benji (@Cule_Ben) October 4, 2021 @Cule_Ben
pic.twitter.com/DaoQijRAXM
Me leaving Instagram to check on Twitter if it’s down #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/Uv1f0S0v92
— Hemanth (@hemanth09__) October 4, 2021 @hemanth09__
Facebook and Instagram go mysteriously offline and, for one shining day, the world becomes a healthier place. #facebookdown
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) October 4, 2021 @Snowden
Two hours later, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook still down#instagramdown #whatsappdown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/IlIyUFsvoG
— Benji (@Cule_Ben) October 4, 2021 @Cule_Ben
Mark Zuckerberg fixing the WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook crash #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/3yoVhyYdM7
— Kr$hna (@most__wanted___) October 4, 2021 @most__wanted___
Running to twitter for the tea when whatsapp, facebook and instagram are down pic.twitter.com/TCN7fHvxKu
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) October 4, 2021 @BuzzFeed
