Facebook and Instagram down in apparent global outage

Users around the world are reporting that they are unable to access Facebook and Instagram as both platforms appear to be experiencing outages.

According to downdetector.com, a website that tracks internet outages, the issues began around [insert time] and are affecting users in [list affected regions/countries].

Facebook and Instagram have not yet released an official statement regarding the outages, but many users have taken to Twitter to express their frustration.

Stay tuned for updates as more information becomes available.