Facebook down for second time in a week

Alright, something wonky is going on at Facebook HQ. The social network is down for the third time in less than two weeks. Currently, multiple users are receiving a “something went wrong” error when attempting to visit the site  Facebook doesn't go down very often, but when it does, chaos ensues. How on earth are … Read more

Facebook down for second time in a week

Is Facebook down? Yes. Facebook is down for many users across the world. Most users attempting to load the social networking website are getting error messages. The outage was first reported around 3:03 p.m. ET. Forces joined in a trend of disapproving tweets when Facebook went down last night. The police in Kingston told people … Read more

Facebook website, mobile app briefly reported down

DES MOINES, Iowa —"Sorry, something went wrong. We're working on it and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can," read an error message on the Facebook website Thursday morning. The popular social media network appeared to have suffered an outage  People, people try to remain calm. Stop reloading that web page while peeking … Read more

Facebook Went Down, FIVE People Called 911

The major averages ended in the red Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the economy was expanding at a "solid pace," suggesting it's prepared to raise interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 1.3%, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 1.1% and the Nasdaq  Several users worldwide are experiencing issues connecting to Facebook and Instagram, both … Read more

Facebook Went Down, FIVE People Called 911

With Facebook and Instagram down for nearly an hour overnight, what were legions of users to do? Turn to Twitter, of course. To talk about Facebook. The hashtag "#facebookdown" generated a cascade of tweets, including  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook's advertising machine shows no signs of slowing down, but expenses are beginning to rise sharply. The … Read more

Facebook Lite strips the social network down for users in developing countries

Several users worldwide are experiencing issues connecting to Facebook and Instagram, both on the Web and via mobile apps. A technical cockup – rather than hostile hacker action – is apparently the reason Facebook, Instagram and other Web 2.0 sweethearts fell off the internet on Monday. Prankster hacking crew Lizard Squad was gloating over the … Read more

Facebook Lite strips the social network down for users in developing countries

Shortly after 12:10 a.m. ET, Facebook and Instagram went down, leaving millions of users around the world briefly unable to post selfies or humblebrag. Visitors were greeted with a message that said, "Sorry, something went wrong." For others, the page  Overnight, reports circulated about Facebook and Instagram going dark. Now, Lizard Squad is claiming to … Read more