Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp hit by global outage

Outage is affecting tens of thousands of users across social media platforms, according to an outage tracking website.

Facebook Inc has said it is working to restore access to its social media platforms, including photo-sharing platform Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp, after an apparent global outage.

The platforms were down for tens of thousands of users on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

The website was showing outages in heavily populated areas like Washington, DC, and Paris, with problems being reported from around 15:45 GMT.