As the Americans snap photos of family and food this Thanksgiving, they have only one place to post them on social media: Twitter.
Facebook and Instagram both went down Thursday. WhatsApp, also owned by Facebook, seemed to be working fine.
The Independent reported that vast numbers of people complained about the issue, according to tracking website Down Detector. The issues were seen across the world, but not everyone appeared to be affected.
Some users reported only parts of the platforms were down, however. Twitter posts joked people were forced to interact with family because of the outage and expressing thanks for Twitter.
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are thought to share much of the same underlying infrastructure, the Independent reported, "which means that problems on one of the services are usually echoed by problems at the other two."
But users weren’t pleased.
If social media being down is forcing you to interact with family, we have some suggestions for you to get through the day:
» Things to do in Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day
» 7 Atlanta outings for the whole family
Are the kids going stir-crazy? Legoland Discovery Center is open on Thanksgiving. The factory tour is always a big draw, but there's also Duplo Village for the wee ones, and the Merlin's Apprentice ride and Lego 4D Cinema to add interest for teens and tweens. Groups of 10 or more get a special rate.
