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Facebook goes down, further signs of apocalypse yet to materialise [Updated]
That’s it folks, we can all pack up and leave the internet now. Facebook is down. Anyone trying to access the world’s largest social network was today greeted with the following message:
The outage, which appears to be global, trended on Twitter although it was beaten out by the likes of #2YearsOfBelieveAlbum, #IndonesiaHEBATselalutersenyum and #YouAintFromMemphis. It’s unclear why that’s happened, but the reaction on the 140-character-or-less social network was, for the most part, typically dry and sardonic.
If you're annoyed at Facebook being down, please feel free to email Mark Zuckerberg and demand a full refund.
— 6000 (@6000) June 19, 2014
When the Facebook Error clears up, everyone is going to be on level 1 at Candy Crush. I look forward to rent decreases after mass suicides.
— Nick Mamatas (@NMamatas) June 19, 2014
As if millions of teenage voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. #FacebookDown #FacebookFail Facebook Error
— Brian of London (@brianoflondon) June 19, 2014
Facebook STILL down. So I have decided to talk to actually talk to my wife.
— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) June 19, 2014
LOL! Facebook error page has a "Go back" link that takes you back to the same error page. *slow clap*
— ArgMyst (@AzMyst) June 19, 2014
Zuck: What is Yo?
FB employee: It’s like Poke, but…actually it’s Poke.
Zuck: I give up. Shut the whole thing down. pic.twitter.com/JEsIF8sywA
— Ben Thompson (@monkbent) June 19, 2014
Marketing teams were also quick to capitalise on the error:
Looks like #Facebook is having a BREAK right now. Have a BREAK, too! 🙂 #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/rBhH4CMqKS
— Nestle KitKat PH (@kitkat_ph) June 19, 2014
Interestingly, the error appears to also have affected Instagram users, suggesting that something has gone pretty catastrophically wrong.
Facebook error on Instagram… pic.twitter.com/5Zb7qW8TbP
— Will Warren™ (@Thunder_flo25) June 15, 2014
FACEBOOK ERROR MESSAGES ON INSTAGRAM – social media you are broken and you need a time out
— A S H L Y N (@etcshlynbin) June 12, 2014
To date there have been no signs of four scary dudes on horseback or multi-headed serpent monsters, but we will be the first to update you if this really is the beginning of the apocalypse.
Update: it’s back up. You can stop stockpiling canned goods.
