As numerous Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users around the globe found themselves having trouble uploading photos and videos to the social media platforms on 3 July, a legendary US spy agency stepped forward to put its two cents in and to possibly dispel emergent conspiracy theories in a humorous manner.
Using its official Twitter account, the Central Intelligence Agency publicly announced that they weren't the ones responsible for the problem, before offering netizens probably the most popular advice one might get when calling IT support: "Did you try turning it off and back on again?"
Yes, we are affected by #instagramdown, too. No, we didn’t cause it. No, we can’t fix yours. Did you try turning it off and back on again?
— CIA (@CIA) 3 июля 2019 г.
Many social media users seemed to appreciate the agency's sense of humour, responding with jokes and quips of their own.
— Cornelia (@PaladinCornelia) 3 июля 2019 г.
— Badd Company (@BaddCompani) 3 июля 2019 г.
— Joe (@MetalFanInBlack) 3 июля 2019 г.
— A Zummo (@I_create_things) 3 июля 2019 г.
Some, however, opted instead to remind CIA of some less amusing issues the organisation allegedly is involved in.
You guys are cute. Want to talk about your torture and murder of detainees at the black sites now?
— Alka Pradhan 🇺🇸 (@PradhanAlka) 3 июля 2019 г.
Many Twitter users also used this opportunity to quip about their social media platform working just fine amid this breakdown.
WhatsApp Down #FacebookDown #instagramdown what is happening? Twitter be the KING of Social media... pic.twitter.com/yIEYcrfEUY
— Binish sadiq (@BinishSadiq1) 4 июля 2019 г.
How humbling must it be for Facebook and Instagram to have to slide over to Twitter to let everyone know they are down? #facebookdown #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/ge0Wjy47D8
— Chadwick M. Fischer (@Fischwick) 3 июля 2019 г.
This is Twitter users when Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp is Down #instagramdown #WhatsAppDown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/3XKapghtOU
— Atul Shokeen (@AtulShokeen2) 3 июля 2019 г.
Me turning my wifi on and off 25 times in a row and suddenly opens twitter and realized... ohh! stop blaming your wifi Everytime😂🤣🤣🤣 #instagramdown #WhatsAppDown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/lbNbLixIiM
— meinrad junior (@meinrad395) 3 июля 2019 г.
And others simply joked about their predicament.
Nobody
— boredom (@Reanjay3) 3 июля 2019 г.
Me :#instagramdown pic.twitter.com/FeVS9WY9h4
How I feel right now with Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp down #instagramdown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/pXOibbIikS
— inioluwaadesola (@inioluwaadesola) 3 июля 2019 г.
Instagram adding updates instead of fixing their app#instagramdown pic.twitter.com/RAPird8Wh4
— Xavier (@L7_Meta) 3 июля 2019 г.
