- Facebook has not yet commented on what has caused the crash
This morning, Facebook went down in parts of the UK, leaving thousands of users unable to access their social media accounts.
The problem has now been rectified, and Facebook should be available to all users across the country.
A spokesperson for Facebook said that the issue was caused by a Javascript code change that affected some people using the desktop version of the site on Google Chrome.
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Facebook appears to have crashed in the UK, leaving thousands of users unable to access their social media accounts
The problems started at around 10:00am BST (05:00 EST), and users affected seemed to be in the UK only.
On Down Detector, a total of more than 900 issues were reported.
Of those issues, 53 per cent appeared to be experiencing a total blackout with the site, while 37 per cent said they were having issues logging in.
And eight per cent claimed the problem was with the Facebook app.
According to a report on ZNet, going into ‘Incognito mode’ on Google Chrome appears to rectify the issue.
There have been no reports of problems when visiting Facebook through Internet Explorer or Safari, and most people say that they are able to access the site from their mobile device.
ZNet also says that a hard refresh, which clears the cache for a webpage, appears to be working for some users.
On Down Detector, over 900 issues have beeen reported. Of those issues, 53 per cent appear to be experiencing a total blackout with the site, while 37 per cent say they are having issues logging in and eight per cent claim the problem is with the Facebook app
The problems appear to have started at around 10:00am BST (05:00 BST), and users affected seem to be in the UK only
In Windows, this is CTRL+F5, while Mac users should use Cmd+Shift+R.
A spokesperson for Facebook told MailOnline: ‘Earlier today some people may have had trouble accessing Facebook on the desktop version of Chrome for a short period of time.
‘We’re back to 100% for everyone, and we’re sorry for any inconvenience.’
Several users have taken to Twitter to express their concerns about the crash.
Dr Lucy Brown tweeted: ‘Dammit…Facebook being down is problematic when some of your main business is social media marketing.’
And Taymaz Valley tweeted: ‘Facebook is down. Can we make this permanent please?’, along with a screengrab of his error message.
Meanwhile, Clarissa Phillips tweeted a picture of Emma Stone, along with the caption: ‘Everyone who can’t access Facebook right now.’
