Facebook Issues: Down or Hacked?

[Chris]

I suddenly noticed that Facebook had logged me out, I tried to sign in and it wouldn't let me. So, I decided to try to reset my password, which didn't work either. A quick check to see if others were experiencing it, and I see people are speculating that it's been hacked.

It could very well be down but signing users out of its service is a very strange aspect.

Twitter users are having a good chuckle at the expense of Facebook, not that Twitter (Xxcom) doesn't have its own issues.

Hopefully, it's just a case of Facebook being down. It would be quite alarming to think it has been hacked, what with all the information a social media site like it would have.

[Fan of Big Tone]

Yes same here @Chris I thought it was just me but Mrs. T said hers was the same so I googled “Facebook down” and lots of others have been affected. Let’s hope it’s not been hacked.

[Chris]

Supposedly their data centre, but once I'm home I am going to change my password. A lot of media companies have been wording this incident like there's more to it, I don't trust any social network to be openly honest about having any sort of issues. The likelihood is, someone within Facebook caused the issue by accident. It seems to be back now, but I really do feel cautious about it.

Personally, I wouldn't fret about FB going down. It's just the nature of how widespread it is and with little acknowledgement from Meta themselves.

[Robbie]

It seems to be working now.

[liampie]

yeah mine is back now, i am not sure if facebook has addressed this outage but thankfully it seems like it was meta.

[TheSkipper]

It’s believed among the press association that the outages were caused by internal issues linked to Threads. Facebook and Instagram lost a lot of money for every second the network was down. There were worries that it might be an attack on the site, but I don’t think this is likely. I’ve noticed that Facebook hasn’t really addressed anything and has carried on as if nothing happened.

[allardyces tash]

I can’t say I would have minded, I rarely use Facebook and it’s not a place where I would spend much time. I’ve seen many people complaining about problems just as much as on Twitter. Elon Musk might not be the only one spoiling what someone else created.

[Robbie]

There are still ongoing problems with Facebook which haven't yet been resolved.

[DeadlyMacca]

Social media always seems to have problems, and it’s not just Facebook. The unclear actions of Meta are worrying when it comes to trusting them.

[DangerousSausage]

I didn't realise until the news app of my preference sent me a push notification saying Facebook was down, as if it were major news or something. A reminder for us all to get away from social media!

[Joshua]

It’s significant news mainly because so many people have Facebook accounts and it’s one of the biggest websites online. Aside from that, the overreaction and the teasing on Twitter just show how much some people are fixated on social media.

[AmericanPie]

Meta and Facebook, although still popular, aren't very trusted, and Elon Musk is making x.com feel similarly. In the part of Texas where I reside, we have our own community site, a blend of PON and Facebook. I wouldn't mind if the mainstream platforms faded away; I never got into MySpace, so having a local alternative is quite ideal.