Facebook And Instagram Are Down

Facebook and Instagram are down on the web and on mobile, according to The Next Web.

Users are also experiencing problems with Tinder, AIM, and Hipchat, according to Engadget and reports on Twitter (which is still operating fine).

The Associated Press reports that the outage is affecting users in the US and Asia.

Here are what some people are seeing when trying to connect to Facebook:

It's not just you! @Facebook and @Instagram are down right now http://t.co/r0C5QaKSsH http://ift.tt/1tjcZOV

— The Next Web (@TheNextWeb) January 27, 2015

Instagram acknowledged the outage on its Twitter account:

We're aware of an outage affecting Instagram and are working on a fix. Thank you for your patience.

— Instagram (@instagram) January 27, 2015

Facebook said it is "working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible," according to ABC News.

Hackers are claiming responsibility for the outages, but this has not yet been confirmed.

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