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[TheMan]

You may have noticed Facebook is down (and with it oculus, whatsapp, and insta). Apparently it's a cyber attack and some are speculating the attack is a response to a whistleblower who was interviewed on 60 minutes last night basically saying FB is full of shit.

Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation

Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook." Scott Pelley reports.

www.cbsnews.com

Important to note that the DDOS attack is a rumored cause- I think an attack against FB would need to be absolutely massive to bring it down like this.

 

[rofif]

yeah dead here too. I use messenger so it kinda sucks but there is small hope social media will die and never return

 

[DarkestHour]

ok

 

[TGO]

 

[Kagey K]

Hopefully they have the resources to keep it down.

 

[zeorhymer]

Ah no wonder why I couldn't check Insta.

 

[Guilty of Being]

Ah no wonder why I couldn't check Insta.

Yeah, I haven't been able to check all morning.

 

[FingerBang]

Yeah, and I realized I'm basically cut off from most of my connections unless they use Line.

But I also need it for work, so it's great cause I'm now being paid a fuckton not to do shit and I don't have to feel bad about it.

On the other hand, I might not have a job anymore if they aren't able to bring it back up

 

[godhandiscen]

I heard it wasn’t a DDOS attack, but a bad config pushed down internally. I wish I could provide a link, but that site is down now.

 

[hemo memo]

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram all are down

 

[Coolwhhip]

Now if only Twitter goes down, and briefly the world is right again.

 

[rofif]

btw, I am watching that interview... she seems like a Karen type to me with that small face. Not saying anything new really. Still blaming corporation for how shitty people just are on social media.

Wait... whatsapp is fb company ?! Why do they need it and messenger

 

[Star-Lord]

MrFancypants liked your post.

 

[zeorhymer]

Wait... whatsapp is fb company ?! Why do they need it and messenger

There was a big hoopla for Whatsapp being integrated. Not sure if they're still going to do it on the down low.

 

[hemo memo]

Wait... whatsapp is fb company ?! Why do they need it and messenger

Because it is easier to just buy the competition to get rid of them.

 

[Ionian]

Did wonder myself when it wouldn't connect. Must be some massive DDOS attack to be down this long, I only use messanger.

 

[rofif]

btw - since when whistleblower is just a company thief ?!
How can she steal and reveal company documents and not go to jail ? What about the contract

 

[godhandiscen]

btw - since when whistleblower is just a company thief ?!
How can she steal and reveal company documents and not go to jail ? What about the contract

She is testifying to congress against Facebook, blaming them for the Capitol riot. She has witness immunity.

 

[FunkMiller]

 

[plushyp]

Yeah, and I realized I'm basically cut off from most of my connections unless they use Line.

But I also need it for work, so it's great cause I'm now being paid a fuckton not to do shit and I don't have to feel bad about it.

On the other hand, I might not have a job anymore if they aren't able to bring it back up

Are you a social media manager?

 

[TransTrender]

...and stay down!

 

[Aggelos]

The whistleblower...

 

[haxan7]

Instagram and whatsapp aren't working for me

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Facebook was a mistake. It's nothing but trash.
- Miyazaki Voyage

 

[FingerBang]

Are you a social media manager?

I would think the same thing, but no. I'm a web/game developer, working on stuff that runs on Facebook.

 

[MudoSkills]

WhatsApp being down in the only personal inconvenience. The rest of it can stay down a while longer.

 

[Aggelos]

Well, there it is.

 

[thefool]

Xvideos is up tho.

 

[DarkestHour]

This explains why my wife has been productive thus far.

 

[dorkimoe]

it's amazing to me that facebook is trending on twitter and this many people seem to care. How often are people on facebook? I check it like maybe once a day tops, but not enough to even notice it was down

 

[Somoza]

I do not care about facebook, but i care about whatsapp like most of the world outside the usa. At least in europe is the most used way to communicate with others both in a day to day communication and in work relations. More than any other message app including sms.

It kinda sucks hard that after years of searching for a job, when i get to a company that starts a dialogue with me via whatsapp this happens.

edit: Whatsapp uses fb infrastructure and its down too.

 

[Virt McPolygon]

This happens at least once per year.

It's cyclical as long as leadership at the top stays the same. Facebook is not just that old platform you used to use and maybe your old relatives still do. Instagram, Whatsapp, Oculus are owned by Facebook.

The "Facebook products are bad for you" news story is nothing new and people continue to use them, so nothing changes. There are alternatives but people suck at putting in a little effort when it comes to changing habits.

 

[michaelius]

If only it could stay that way

 

[Interfectum]

 

[rofif]

it's amazing to me that facebook is trending on twitter and this many people seem to care. How often are people on facebook? I check it like maybe once a day tops, but not enough to even notice it was down

It's not about facebook.
It's about messenger. We are all using it here. it's my main way of messaging people. We have groups of friends, coworkers etc

 

[Sub_Level]

it's amazing to me that facebook is trending on twitter and this many people seem to care. How often are people on facebook? I check it like maybe once a day tops, but not enough to even notice it was down

I check instagram like 5 times a day.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Thank god

 

[dr_octagon]

Mr Zuckerberg, I can go onto Myspace right now and post offensive messages or send images about felines eating burgers. Is that a public good?

Senator, we monitor all of our platforms for cat based memery.

Mr Zuckerberg, and whatsapp?

Senator, not much, whatsapp with you?

 

[JLB]

WhatsApp dead for 3 hours, and counting. Theres major logistic issues both in Argentina and Brazil, like food trucks cant coordinate deliveries.
Not sure whats going on, definitely this is not just a typical BGP record screw up like a couple of months ago with Slack. Post mortem of this is going to be super interesting. Pretty sure theres a big, coordinated attack by a nation-state wide actor with huge silent networks operating this.

 

[Kagey K]

This is probably going to go down as the most globally productive day in the last 15 years.

So much work getting done around the world.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

It’s a peaceful evening.

IG influencers will be losing $$$ hundreds lolz.

 

[FingerBang]

To all the people here celebrating: You do get that those platforms aren't only to post pictures of your ass but people rely on them for communicating as well?

 

[JLB]

Maybe some US people is not aware of, but WhatsApp is a major, key part for essential daily basis activities, both private and public in the rest of the world. Police, trucks, public offices for retirees, supermarkets, hospitals among many other depend on it. I can tell you without hesitation that this shutdown has provoked many indirect deaths for sure, and monumental economic losses.

 

[Ionian]

The gif always used by people with nothing to contribute.

Anyway this is a pain in the arse for me as I use it to speak to people.

 

[rofif]

Maybe some US people is not aware of, but WhatsApp is a major, key part for essential daily basis activities, both private and public in the rest of the world. Police, trucks, public offices for retirees, supermarkets, hospitals among many other depend on it. I can tell you without hesitation that this shutdown has provoked many indirect deaths for sure, and monumental economic losses.

what ?! You can't be serious ?!
People and companies use whatsapp for business ?

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Not shitting on your parade friend but why would you rely on a third party app for your emergency services with no contingencies?

 

[xrnzaaas]

Maybe some US people is not aware of, but WhatsApp is a major, key part for essential daily basis activities, both private and public in the rest of the world. Police, trucks, public offices for retirees, supermarkets, hospitals among many other depend on it. I can tell you without hesitation that this shutdown has provoked many indirect deaths for sure, and monumental economic losses.

Maybe people should stop being dependant on a single service, then? Especially those not in private sector? It's always good to have options and this goes for everything, including software used to communicate with other people.

 

[TransTrender]

Also I get it, I used WhatsApp for years, but once Facebook took over we left.

 

[INC]

Tinder too it seems, unless its coincidence

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Facebook: "We are not a monopoly"

Also, Facebook: "Everything we own that interfaces with 3 billion people is completely down"