With Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram all down for hours on Monday night, it was only a matter of time before memes emerged to poke fun at the situation.

Unfortunately though, they couldn’t be viewed in any of these places… meaning Twitter was the ultimate destination for tongue-in-cheek posts as people around the world tried to avert boredom.

First and foremost, the biggest concern for most people was whether anyone else was having the same problem…

Everyone coming to twitter seeing Instagram and Facebook are down #facebookdown #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/Tkfp3Ta0gq

This curious situation wasn’t lost on Twitter…

hello literally everyone

As Britons tried to cope without their photos of the posh meals their friends are having in restaurants, some might have opted to switch on Netflix and watch Squid Game – the latest show to turn into an overnight sensation. Sensing the mood, the streaming giant tweeted…

When Instagram & Facebook are down. pic.twitter.com/mVFlVOOCOC

With Facebook’s stock price tanking, it’s been a day to forget for the tech giant. This eagle-eyed Twitter user even spotted that the Facebook.com domain is for sale. Does this mean that Mark Zuckerberg has decided to shut up shop after making billions over the past 17 years?

For sale 🌻🤣 pic.twitter.com/VBMvC3tAoR

Some decided to dust off some tried-and-tested memes to make light of the situation – including this man quietly enjoying a takeaway as chaos unfolds around him…

.#facebookdown #instagramdown
Me running to Twitter to confirm that I am not the only one having issues with Facebook and Instagram, whatsapp. pic.twitter.com/2K87bfhlEw

And keeping with the theme, Twitter users are certainly feeling smug tonight. This user shared a picture of Disaster Girl – a four-year-old who went viral after smirking in front of a burning building – with a couple of updates to reflect the current situation…

Whatsapp Facebook and Instagram #serverdown

Meanwhile Twitter 😂 pic.twitter.com/hNgGhyOr46

Here’s a neat take told through the medium of football…

When Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are down… pic.twitter.com/mkQcTiSGB8

This isn’t necessarily a meme, but Edward Snowden – the whistleblower known for exposing how the US government monitors Americans – had this perspective…

Facebook and Instagram go mysteriously offline and, for one shining day, the world becomes a healthier place. #facebookdown

Some millennials have now started to yearn for the days when the likes of MSN Messenger and Bebo ruled the roost…

*the domains for Facebook and Instagram no longer exist*

MySpace:
pic.twitter.com/75UntBeAOm

But others have started to worry that the avalanche of people descending on Twitter might be causing other problems…

people coming to twitter to complain about facebook instagram and whatsapp being down for 3 hours then twitter going down #instagramdown #facebookdown #twitterdown #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/X62pPjVOeH

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