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(21,768 posts) Mon Oct 4, 2021, 12:34 PM Oct 2021

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down [View all]

Source: CNN

(CNN)Facebook's week just went from bad to worse.

Facebook (FB), Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services.

"We're aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products," Facebook said on Twitter. "We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience."

Outage tracking site Down Detector logged tens of thousands of reports for each of the services. Facebook's own site would not load at all for about an hour on Monday; Instagram and WhatsApp were accessible, but could not load new content or send messages.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/tech/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-outage/index.html

This is almost certain to be the largest social media outage in history. Feels like 2005 for me.

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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down [View all] Polybius Oct 2021 OP

I just checked.... FarPoint Oct 2021 #1

Obviously, End Times is upon us. Make peace with your maker. 634-5789 Oct 2021 #2

I am shaking my "maker" right now Bucky Oct 2021 #75

lol tiredtoo Oct 2021 #79

Ooooooh, somebody's out for revenge... calimary Oct 2021 #3

Good! Dakota Flint Oct 2021 #4

Please don't jump to conclusions: there are fragile countries that depend onFB Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #13

Still good! Dakota Flint Oct 2021 #20

Important enough for China to block it nationwide from time to time IronLionZion Oct 2021 #22

It's almost like you're making an argument for breaking up a monopoly Bucky Oct 2021 #76

Supposedly worldwide outage. Curious, for sure. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #5

FB stocks were down as well, following the big reveal interview Budi Oct 2021 #6

Here's the interview with the FB whistleblower Budi Oct 2021 #8

The stock market is not feeling at all well today Walleye Oct 2021 #9

Still suffering at 1:45 EST, not "suffered." n/t malthaussen Oct 2021 #7

Isn't there a FB whistle blower testifying before Congress vanlassie Oct 2021 #10

This could be on purpose Polybius Oct 2021 #12

Qanon sites are probably still up IronLionZion Oct 2021 #27

The main thing I do different with Facebook... Archae Oct 2021 #11

I don't get my news from FB either. hollygolively Oct 2021 #33

I am in IT as well and fully deleted my facebook account years ago sdfernando Oct 2021 #73

Nor do I caraher Oct 2021 #57

Same here PatSeg Oct 2021 #69

Unfortunately you have to have a FB account to use the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. Tommymac Oct 2021 #72

oh no !!! ShepKat Oct 2021 #14

huge blow to independent vaccine research Nittersing Oct 2021 #15

Best response by far. NNadir Oct 2021 #44

There's always YouTube IronLionZion Oct 2021 #59

fb is has been down for about an hour for me Marthe48 Oct 2021 #16

LOL. 'Words With Friends' via ham radios and cb's. Budi Oct 2021 #32

How about smoke signals? Or drums? Marthe48 Oct 2021 #36

That is a funny story Budi Oct 2021 #43

Hence, my username on DU Drum Oct 2021 #94

Twitter, TikTok, and SnapChat still up. Shell_Seas Oct 2021 #17

Other sites are fine Marthe48 Oct 2021 #39

My browser says it can't find the site. Hmm LiberalFighter Oct 2021 #18

Same here, 5 hours, cannot find server per message. Paper Roses Oct 2021 #89

"...some people are having trouble..." FB is blaming users Champp Oct 2021 #19

How is that blaming users? NurseJackie Oct 2021 #24

Users should pull themselves up by the bootstraps IronLionZion Oct 2021 #30

. Champp Oct 2021 #42

An honest, non-Republican FB statement would be: Champp Oct 2021 #40

Some users, many users... it's a distinction without a difference. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #88

I respectfully disagree Champp Oct 2021 #97

Lulz NurseJackie Oct 2021 #102

So soon after the 60 minutes episode about them IronLionZion Oct 2021 #21

Yup, the frenzy followed the 60 Minute interview, FB knew what was being revealed. Budi Oct 2021 #25

I blame myself - OhZone Oct 2021 #23

I'm still laughing. Hilarious! davepdx Oct 2021 #62

it looks like they got hacked rdking647 Oct 2021 #26

That's a good explanation. Budi Oct 2021 #28

I think it's deeper than just a DNS issue, but rather a BGP routing problem Sapient Donkey Oct 2021 #70

Wow! This is serious! zehnkatzen Oct 2021 #29

lol Marthe48 Oct 2021 #38

This is planned, this is a "so see what happens if you close us down" ashredux Oct 2021 #31

Oh, they'll just remake themselves with a cool new Name. Budi Oct 2021 #34

Maybe Myspace took them down IronLionZion Oct 2021 #35

What was one of the 1st chat rooms? My Space & AOL, but there was another one too. Budi Oct 2021 #61

Yes, I do. ChazInAz Oct 2021 #64

And IRC (Internet Relay Chat) IronLionZion Oct 2021 #65

Oh yes! IRC. Budi Oct 2021 #67

And my favorite, the BBS Polybius Oct 2021 #80

BBS? I've never heard of it, but that's just me. Budi Oct 2021 #82

Bulletin Board System IronLionZion Oct 2021 #86

Thanks. Found this good read from 2016, The Atlantic Budi Oct 2021 #104

Doubt they'd purposely lose the ad revenue or piss off advertisers Auggie Oct 2021 #37

Appears someone with their hands in the propaganda business that FB allowed, wants to remain hidden Budi Oct 2021 #49

Baby boom coming in 10 months. BoomaofBandM Oct 2021 #41

LOL! LeftInTX Oct 2021 #46

I'm unable to access the site pfitz59 Oct 2021 #45

FB's current rank is #34 on the Fortune 500. apnu Oct 2021 #47

I'm thinking 'inside job' also. Budi Oct 2021 #52

I am not convinced the motive is to destroy democracy... apnu Oct 2021 #68

Thanks. There is plenty of truth in your post. Budi Oct 2021 #74

Good take. Pinback Oct 2021 #100

Indeed. apnu Oct 2021 #103

Facebook being down this long indicates to me they lack necessary protection. LiberalFighter Oct 2021 #48

They don't stop at the drugstore before screwing people IronLionZion Oct 2021 #50

Who's the hero? /nt bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #51

The whistleblower named Frances Haugen. 15 yr veteran of FB. Budi Oct 2021 #56

They've been hacked to prevent conservative voices from being heard.... Chakaconcarne Oct 2021 #53

That works ! 👍 Budi Oct 2021 #58

This is MASSIVE Polybius Oct 2021 #54

2093: Grandpa in his Atomic Rocker reminisces about the blip of '21 Bucky Oct 2021 #77

lol! (nice picture you just drew there!) nt orleans Oct 2021 #78

Trump family deleting all their WA criminality Captain Zero Oct 2021 #55

Still not working... ShazzieB Oct 2021 #60

I don't recall it being down so long before, PatSeg Oct 2021 #71

Met a lot DownriverDem Oct 2021 #63

I rarely ever do either PatSeg Oct 2021 #66

After watching the interview on 60 minutes last night tiredtoo Oct 2021 #81

I Bet videohead5 Oct 2021 #83

It's possible sakabatou Oct 2021 #84

Social media has spread like the plague and infected the minds of so many people. It is time to Pepsidog Oct 2021 #85

I think Zuckerberg is basically a fascist. ananda Oct 2021 #87

Something must be real fucky for it to be down this long durablend Oct 2021 #90

That's it! OhZone Oct 2021 #91

I'm logging into Hot Or Not Polybius Oct 2021 #93

I've been getting unusual requests on eBay the past week or so bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #92

It's back up now. Lasher Oct 2021 #95

Let's make it Permanent The Fifty Stateman Oct 2021 #96

"Facebook said on Twitter." BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #98

😄 Budi Oct 2021 #105

FB is back online, but pfitz59 Oct 2021 #99

Statement from Facebook Mosby Oct 2021 #101