Facebook server back after brief outage, users faced issues with uploading post

Facebook server was down: Users reported server connection problems on both, the app and website.

Updated on: Oct 18, 2023, 21:55:15 IST

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Facebook suffered a server outage on Wednesday, leading to users encountering difficulties when attempting to post new content. However, the problem was quickly resolved.

Facebook has decided to shut down its face recognition feature for photo tagging. (AFP/File)

Downdetector, a platform monitoring outages, recorded an abrupt increase in reports concerning server connection problems affecting both the Facebook app and website. The issue first emerged around 9:20 PM, with approximately 40 Indian users reporting access problems on Downdetector.

As of now, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has not issued any official statement regarding the incident.

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