Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are gradually being restored after a global outage lasting nearly six hours left users unable to access the services. The company apologised and said faulty configuration changes on its routers were to blame.
The disruption began around 5pm UK time on Monday, affecting millions of users in the UK, US, Australia and other countries. Downdetector reported over 10.6 million problem reports, calling it the largest outage it had ever seen.
Facebook said there was no evidence that user data was compromised. The outage also impacted small businesses reliant on its platforms for sales and communication.
Mark Zuckerberg apologised once services were restored, acknowledging the reliance on Facebook's apps for staying connected. The company used Twitter to communicate during the blackout.
