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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down across the world

Facebook and its social media apps Instagram and WhatsApp are down across the world with some customers suffering hours-long outages.

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Facebook. Source: AAP

Apps for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down for some users around the world, with unidentified technical problems causing widespread disruptions.

Facebook acknowledged the problems in a tweet at 1.49pm New York time Wednesday, saying, "We're aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible."

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