Facebook has apologized for the mass outage that left billions of users unable to access Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger for several hours.
that left billions of users unable to access Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger for several hours.
The changes caused "issues" that interrupted the flow of traffic between routers in Facebook's data centers around the world, he added. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp stopped working shortly before noon ET, when the websites and apps for Facebook's services were responding with server errors. He added: "Sorry for the disruption today – I know how much you rely on our services to stay connected with the people you care about."
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