Users began reporting problems accessing Facebook and Instagram on Saturday morning, and after several attempts to access Facebook from various locations by
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staff, the site appears to be inaccessible as of this writing.。

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The site disruptions are also affecting mobile users, with the following message appearing on some mobile devices trying to access Facebook: 。

"Your account is currently unavailable due to a site issue. We expect this to be resolved shortly. Please try again in a few minutes."。Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter.。By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 。

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Users began reporting the same kinds of issues with Instagram around the same time (a little after 9 a.m. ET) on Saturday morning. 。

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。 has confirmed the global outage suffered by Facebook and Instagram users on Saturday morning. "Earlier today, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing Facebook services," Facebook's spokesperson told。Mashable。

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. "We quickly investigated and are currently restoring service for everyone. We’re sorry for any inconvenience." 。

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As of this writing, many Facebook and Instagram users on Twitter are reporting the ability to access the site once again, however, DownDetector is still registering some issues for a small number of users attempting to access the sites.
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