Social media users across the UK are experiencing severe network issues on Facebook.

According to the website Down Detector, hundreds of reports have been made about the outage, with many unable to access its website and app.

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Glasgow Times: A map on Down Detector shows the outage is across the UK. A map on Down Detector shows the outage is across the UK.

Facebook is yet to comment on the issue however an outage map on the Down Detector suggested the outage is affecting people across the UK.

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