Tuesday, October 05, 2021

Investigations on what happened to Facebook applications

Between 2.7 and 3.5 billion people felt the effects of yesterday's seven-hour blackout. The company assures that a configuration problem was dealt with in its Internet protocols. They point to human error.

Regulators, providers and experts analyze the causes of the massive crash of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, which affected 2.7 billion people yesterday. Some sources speak of up to 3.5 billion people affected.

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