While you slept, Facebook passed the Largest Blackout in Years

The largest social network on the planet was unavailable today for just over 30 minutes. Netizens who tried to access Facebook found the following message: "Sorry, something went wrong. We're working to fix this ASAP "(our translation). It is the largest blackout of Facebook in four years. And the interesting thing is that you did not even notice because I was asleep.

The services of Facebook were unavailable from 4:53 a.m. (Brasília), returning to work only at 5:24 a.m..

"Thas Ah, but who cares?" Well, nowadays Facebook has over 1 billion records. Moreover, the social login it is used for access to a bunch of other applications and services, such as the popular app crush (!) Tinder.

The effect here in Brazil was minimal, but can search by subject on the internet: many people who are some zones ahead of our complained about the situation. Namely: UK, Netherlands, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.

Who suffered most were the news sites. As social networks gain importance in the morning everyday life, it is precisely in this period that some newspapers and magazines publish the most relevant stories of the day, to then share with fans on Facebook. The Guardian, England, came to publish the chart below. Notice how the number of readers coming from social network collapsed as he approached from 9am in the UK.

Interestingly, Internet users who have given to the donkey on water ran to other social sites. Twitter in particular should be celebrating the increased audience this time.

There are even rumors that Google+ just got a little busier during the period.

A lot of users freak out .

I think they need to relax :P