{"id":340416,"date":"2017-05-09T10:03:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T02:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1486988"},"modified":"2017-05-09T10:03:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T02:03:14","slug":"facebook-is-down-in-asia-pacific-and-parts-of-north-america-too-update-its-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/facebook-is-down-in-asia-pacific-and-parts-of-north-america-too-update-its-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook is down in Asia-Pacific and parts of North America, too (Update: It\u2019s back)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-09-at-9-44-54-am.png?w=738\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\">Update: Facebook is back up.<\/p>\n<p>In an emailed statement, a Facebook spokesperson said, \u201cEarlier today, some Facebook users were unable to access Facebook briefly due to a technical issue. We have now fixed the issue and apologize for any inconvenience caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No, you\u2019re not the only one having trouble getting on Facebook. The service is down for many users in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. According to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/downdetector.com\/status\/facebook\/map\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DownDetector.com<\/a>, the outage, which also appears to be affecting Facebook\u2019s mobile app and Messenger, has also spread to parts of North America as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/08\/facebook-is-down-in-asia-pacific-and-now-parts-of-north-america-too\/screen-shot-2017-05-09-at-9-54-22-am\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1486989\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1486989\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-09-at-9-54-22-am.png?w=1024&amp;h=486\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-09-at-9-54-22-am.png?w=1024&amp;h=486 1024w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-09-at-9-54-22-am.png?w=150&amp;h=71 150w, 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