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Facebook back: Users able to post on social network after service outage

Some users are now able to updates statuses and comment on posts

Felicity Morse
Monday 21 October 2013 17:00 BST
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A general view of the Facebook home page on a laptop screen as many babies are making their photographic debut on social media within an hour of their birth, according to research.
A general view of the Facebook home page on a laptop screen as many babies are making their photographic debut on social media within an hour of their birth, according to research. (PA)

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Panic over.

Facebook is now 'back' for some users and it appears the social network is slowly resuming normal functionality.

Although this Monday afternoon may have appeared like any other for those not on Facebook, many users lamented the loss of the social network on Twitter.

Facebook was not ‘down’ as such: users were still able to browse posts and click through their newsfeed, but likes, comments, posts and shares were not available.

Personal accounts and pages were met with the error notice “There was a problem updating your status. Please try again in a few minutes.”

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