Facebook Messenger is down globally.

Messenger started experiencing issues around 8:30 PM on May 2nd, while the Facebook app remained functional. According to some users, they could still send messages and receive "Sent" notifications, but the recipients didn't receive any updates. Others reported being unable to reload content or refresh the app on their phones.

Messenger experienced an outage for about 30 minutes on the evening of May 2nd, causing temporary and widespread communication disruptions.

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"I was discussing tomorrow's work with my boss when suddenly there was silence. A few minutes passed, and my boss called to say they couldn't send the message or there was a problem. I checked my personal Facebook page and saw that many of my friends had experienced the same thing," shared Hoang Anh, a communications employee in Hanoi .

On DownDetector, a global online service outage reporting site, the number of users reporting Messenger connection errors surged dramatically just minutes after the initial reports appeared. This indicates a large-scale malfunction, not limited to Vietnam. Furthermore, the outage reflects the widespread popularity of Facebook's messaging app in user communication.

According to statistics based on reports, up to 78% of Messenger users reported errors sending messages, 16% experienced errors receiving messages, and 7% reported app-related errors. However, many users reported that their app was working normally just minutes after reporting the issue. This is also reflected in the declining number of reports after quickly peaking at a "vertical" position on the graph.

By nearly 9 PM, some communication had been restored. Meta (the parent company of Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram) has not yet responded regarding the cause of the outage. In previous instances of errors, the reasons were mostly related to adjustments and additions to certain features in the application, and these were quickly resolved.

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