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Internet users flooded Twitter with posts about WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter.

They had no choice all three social media platforms went offline for at least 45 minutes.

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Internet users anxiety levels shot through the roof as the social media platforms shut down.

With some people fearing a social media crackdown or their phones had malfunctioned.

When the sites went back online, internet users flooded them and shared their messages of relief.

Internet reacts to 45 minute Facebook, Twitter and Instagram crash

WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook crashed, the internet went into a panic. Photo credit: Tom Weller/DeFodiSource: Getty Images

Some people questioned societies priorities, with people being more concerned with social media than the real world.

The room Mr Smeg decided to share with the Twitter world was his beautifully decorated living room.

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