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<p>No, you didn&#8217;t do anything wrong.</p><p>If you tried to post to Facebook or Instagram today and got error messages, you were not alone.</p><p>According to numerous reports, the social media sites were down in many parts of the U.S., including the Northeast, as well as overseas.</p><p>You can verify that on <a href="https://downdetector.com/status/facebook/map/" target="_blank">downdetector.com</a>, but chances are you already discovered the problem for yourself.</p><p>As a testament to how much many people rely on these platforms, the outage is already making headlines on newspaper websites such as <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/03/13/facebook-and-instagram-down-users-report-login-errors/3151219002/" target="_blank">The Tennessean</a> and <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-down-site-app-not-working-users-maintenance-back-soon-a8821386.html" target="_blank">The Independent</a>.</p><p>Facebook seemed to be briefly back up as of 1 p.m., at least in our corner of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Then it went down again.</p><p>If it&#8217;s any consolation, Twitter seems to be working.</p><p>Good luck wherever you are.</p><style>
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Yes, Facebook was down, and no, we don’t know why yet