Facebook blames recent outage on error during routine maintenance
The six-hour outage of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp on Monday was a headache for many casual users.
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Here's what Facebook says triggered the massive outage on its apps
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2 developments- Oct 5, 2021Outage highlights how vital Facebook has become worldwide
- Oct 6, 2021Facebook blames outage on error during routine maintenance, not malicious activity
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Quiet for 1843 daysLast development · Oct 6, 2021 — Facebook blames outage on error during routine maintenance, not malicious activity