Definitely having issues here. But I've also noticed that some parts of WA aren't functioning correctly. I couldn't ask for a site comment earlier because there was nowhere to select the particular post you wanted the comment on. Jim

Big companies like this have outages more frequently than you think, often times impacting on a handful of customers. In this case, it looks like global issues.

Nobody is immune to this, not even vast companies with 10,000's of technical employees.

Interesting event. Did some poking around to make sure it was not an issue with my machine. My phone apps show the same issue.

Maybe a hack.
Maybe someone tripped over the wrong power cord.
I don't think FB is making a statement. Too big of a revenue hit, I would think.

I suppose you know that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsAp are all owned by one company. Facebook.

Have you watched the news about the Government scrutiny the Facebook organization is getting regarding the ornery practices it uses towards its users?

My guess is they shut down their platforms to make a point. That the good they do outweighs the bad. This is being debated strongly right now.

I also wrote a blog about this situation that you may wish to read.

Cheers.

Edwin

Yeah, here in Serbia the same case. No Fb, Ig, and Whatsup