What happened to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp?
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp crashes!
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experienced massive server connection failures. Every day, about 2 billion people around the world use Facebook alone. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have reported large-scale disruptions, according to data from the Downdetector website, which tracks problems on popular Internet resources. They are mainly recorded in the USA and Great Britain and Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France, Russia, and other countries. Most of the users complain about site performance, server connection, and application crashes. WhatsApp users are also having trouble sending messages. The company said it was working on troubleshooting. "We know that some people have problems accessing our apps and products. We are working to get things back to normal as soon as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience," - Facebook said.
The Fall of Facebook shares
On Monday, “Facebook” shares lost 4.89% of their value compared to the previous day, which is associated with the disruption of Facebook, as well as with the scandalous confessions of a former employee of the company Frances Haugen that the desire to make money for the network was much more important than the struggle with misinformation. According to Bloomberg Agency, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg lost about $ 6 billion in just a few hours due to the fall in the company's share price.
What is happening now after Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp crash?
Shortly before the start of the global "fall" of social networks owned by Facebook Inc., the whistleblower revealed his identity - 37-year-old former Facebook manager Frances Haugen was interviewed on the 60 Minutes program on CBS. “Facebook makes a choice every time in favor of optimization for its interests in the form of making money," says Haugen, who worked at the company from 2019 to 2021. According to Haugen, the company's management is lying about its success in combating incitement to hostility and misinformation, and in fact, is adjusting algorithms to promote content that causes negative emotions among users. Haugen claims that the corporation turned off filters on social networks after the US presidential elections and, thus, helped the organizers of the storming of the Capitol in Washington on January 6. In addition, the social network uses the "XCheck" tool, which protects the accounts of celebrities and politicians from blocking, regardless of the content they post. Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg called Haugen's arguments "ludicrous." The social network itself denied all accusations.
What are the legal consequences of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp crashes?
Haugen recruited lawyers from Whistleblower Aid to defend her at no cost before releasing internal documents to the media and revealing her identity. Together with lawyers, the ex-Facebook employee filed eight complaints with the US Securities Commission (SEC). In her opinion, the corporation violated the law by lying to its investors. Haugen will also speak at a public hearing in the US Senate on Tuesday. Haugen spokesman John Tai said he had already passed internal Facebook documents to the attorneys general of California, Vermont, and Tennessee. He will also speak before the British parliament and bring the authorities of the United Kingdom and Asian countries to the proceedings.
