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Facebook Down: Users Report Widespread Problems, Facebook Says It Isn't DDoS Attack

MENLO PARK (CBS13) - Facebook is having problems Wednesday morning that's preventing people from posting.

According to Downdetector.com, a large spike in reports of problems with Facebook happened just before 9 a.m. PST.

Some people are having trouble posting, while others report not being able to log in at all.

Many people are venting about the problems on Facebook competitor Twitter.

It appears users all over the world are reporting problems.

Users are also reporting problems with Instagram, which is owned by Facebook.

Facebook acknowledged that some users were having trouble getting onto their apps. They noted that the issue are not the result of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

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