Facebook and its owned applications WhatsApp and Instagram are reporting loading issues as several users complained.
According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 16:44 BST, and are affecting users globally.
Visitors to the Facebook website simply saw an error page or a message that their browser could not connect. The WhatsApp and Instagram apps continued to work, but did not show new content, including any messages sent or received during the problems. (NewsWire)