![]() ![]() Yesterday, Facebook’s BGP routes disappeared, so its DNS stopped working. The challenge of rebooting a global communications network meant that connectivity issues would persist for awhile. The issues appeared to relate to the Domain Name Service, a kind of phonebook that helps your browser find websites, and the Border Gateway Protocol, which exchanges routing information between networks when you try to visit one. ![]() Starting around 9AM PT, and lasting until around 2:30PM, the company’s services were completely inaccessible around the world. It took Instagram and WhatsApp along with it. This isn’t about missing a few cute cat photos or the latest celebrity gossip: For many, the bulk of their interpersonal communication – essential contact lists, chats and groups – is maintained in channels controlled by Facebook Inc.ĥ October 2021 (Milos, Greece) – Facebook went down yesterday. Just look at how much of our data and personal connections run through Mark Zuckerberg’s empire. ![]() Some users screamed ‘Hallelujah!’ Others realized how many of their social connections rely on a big company’s servers.īut more than the The Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Files series revealing the impact of the social network on society, democracy, children and more, yesterday’s outage made a point clearer than ever … o ne giant tech company controls the bulk of our online social lives. The three pillars of Facebook crumbled on Monday. ![]()
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