The servers of popular social networking sites Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp suddenly went down in India at around 9 pm on Monday night.
• Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp server down
• There was a technical fault at around 9 pm on Monday night
• The company apologized by writing a message on the website
The servers of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suddenly went down in many countries around the world. People had to face a lot of trouble due to this technical fault which came around 9 pm on Monday night.
Due to the internet shutdown, the work in many companies came to a standstill. So there on social media #WhatsAppDown and #FacebookDown started trending. Some people were also seen trolling Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter.
'Sorry, something went wrong':
WhatsApp and Instagram are owned by Facebook and work on shared infrastructure. Facebook released a message on its website saying,
hello literally everyone
— Twitter (@Twitter) October 4, 2021
'Sorry, something has gone wrong. We are working on it, and we will fix it as soon as possible.
While issuing a statement, WhatsApp said, 'We know that some people are having trouble running WhatsApp at this time. Our team is working to fix this technical fault. A new update will be given to you soon.
Facebook Closed On Prime Time:
In India, 9 pm is called prime time because it is the time when most people spend their time on TV or social media sites.
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A user said on Twitter that the server of Famous Social Networking at 9 o'clock is not worth it. At the same time, the website downdetector.com, which tracks web services, also reported a sharp increase in user complaints.
After the downing of social sites, people are also facing problems on Facebook and WhatsApp Messenger and no one is able to message anyone. In such a situation, people are resorting to Telegram or are communicating for mail.
The impact of a major global outage:
After the major global outage, Facebook's communications executive Andy Stone said, "We know that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products.
We are working to get things back to normal as soon as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.'
According to Downdetector, a website that tracks WhatsApp outages, 40 percent of users had problems downloading the app, 30 percent had problems sending messages and 22 percent had problems with the web version.
There Are So Many Users In India:
The company did not say what is the reason for this problem. It is normal to have problems in websites and apps, but it is surprising to happen on a global scale.
Facebook, WhatsApp's service stalled in California, New York and Europe including India. Talking about India, Facebook has 41 crore users and WhatsApp has 53 crore users. At the same time, more than 21 crore people use Instagram in the country.
Facebook Is Going Through A Big Crisis:
Let us tell you, Facebook is going through a big crisis, because a woman named Frances Haugen made surprising revelations about the company regarding internal research about the negative effects of the company's products and decisions.
Quoting this woman, 'The Wall Street Journal' published many articles. It was Frances Haugen who filed a complaint with the Federal Law Enforcement alleging that the company's own research shows how it fuels hate and misinformation, which leads to polarization and Instagram, especially among teens can harm the mental health of the people.