Social media users are celebrating it’s return with hilarious memes
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Social media blackout: Tweeps have a ball with memes. Take a look
‘Influencers back in business’: Social media users are voicing their elation – and frustration – after WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram were restored following a blackout.
Social media users are celebrating it’s return with hilarious memes
Image via Twitter
We can all collectively breathe a sigh of relief…our favourite social media platforms; WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have returned to normal.
The platforms experienced a six-hour-long global blackout on Monday that affected millions of users around the world.
And users around the world are now expressing their elation – and frustration through hilarious memes.
Also read: Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for six-hour outage
USERS POKE FUN AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA BLACKOUT
WHATSAPP USERS ANNOYED
Some users are not happy that despite things running smoothly again, they still didn’t receive a single message from loved ones during the lengthy downtime.
“Me coming back to zero texts on WhatsApp after it starts working,” read one hilarious meme.
INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK USERS ELATED
Instagram and Facebook users were overjoyed that their favourite channels were back in action, and that they didn’t have to rely on Twitter to communicate with each other…
No-one was more happier than Instagram influencers though, who make a living off the image and video sharing platform…
Also read: What was Mark Zuckerberg doing when Facebook was down?
TWITTER USERS LONELY
But the funniest memes came from Twitter users who were sad – and pretty peeved – to see their “friends” leave.
“So Facebook and Instagram users, you guys are going back and leaving us here alone?” one tweep wrote alongside a picture of NBA player James Harden crying.
Also read: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram begin recovery after unprecedented crash
OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS HAVE A FIELD DAY
Other less popular social media networks – like Mxit, IMessage and Telegram used the blackout to recruit new users, and poke fun at their competitors…
And even China – who boast their own social media channels – poked fun at the misery of people around the world…
