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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp reestablished after one of longest blackouts in Facebook history
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp reestablished after one of longest blackouts in Facebook history

In the wake of being out a lot of Wednesday, Facebook started to return to life early Thursday after 12 pm ET for some clients. The blackout is one of the longest the enormously well known social network has ever experienced in its 15 years. Facebook and Instagram began having issues at around early afternoon Eastern time, with issues springing up crosswise over Facebook proper, Facebook Messenger and Instagram around the globe. A few clients of Facebook-possessed WhatsApp announced having issues sending photographs on the famous messaging application. It was not promptly clear what caused Wednesday's issue. A few clients detailed seeing a message saying the site was down for "required maintenance," while others had the capacity to get the social networks to quickly stack ...