It's the end of civilization as we know it . . .

[ex-khobar Andy]

[MajGenl.Meade]

Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site.

We can’t connect to the server at www.facebook.com.

If that address is correct, here are three other things you can try:

Try again later.
Check your network connection.
If you are connected but behind a firewall, check that Firefox has permission to access the Web.

Also Instagram and (aaaaaarrrrgh) WhatsApp!

[Crackpot]

Ahh I’ve been wondering what’s going on. Acces has been diminishing all morning

[Bicycle Bill]

Zuckerberg and Facebook are apparently having their own version of a "Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" today.   According to reports, it appears to be affecting Instagram, Messenger, and What's Aop as well (personally, I wouldn't know; I don't use any of this sort of shit to start with).   And Facebook stock dropped almost another 5% today (for a total decline of almost 15% since mid-September) following allegations made public by a corporate whistleblower.

Now, if we can just get something similar to happen to Tik-Tok and Twatter, we may yet be able to save the world from itself....

-"BB"-

[Joe Guy]

It's a disaster of epic proportions!

From an article is SFgate -

"So many people are reliant on Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram as a primary mode of communication that losing access for so long can make them vulnerable to criminals taking advantage of the outage, said Rachel Tobac, a hacker and CEO of SocialProof Security.

“They don’t know how to contact the people in their lives without it,” she said. “They’re more susceptible to social engineering because they’re so desperate to communicate.” Tobac said during previous outages, some people have received emails promising to restore their social media account by clicking on a malicious link that can expose their personal data."

source

I'd like to start a non-internet group called "GetaLife" but I'm not sure how to go about it without using the internet.

[BoSoxGal]

I would love it if the outtage was permanent, to be honest. Facebook is the root of much current evil in this world.

Congress needs to act to recognize Facebook as the publisher it is, and let the lawsuits begin. That motherfucker Zuckerberg needs to start feeling some pain so he will finally stop inciting hate for profit.

[ex-khobar Andy]

I would love it if the outtage was permanent, to be honest. Facebook is the root of much current evil in this world.

Congress needs to act to recognize Facebook as the publisher it is, and let the lawsuits begin. That motherfucker Zuckerberg needs to start feeling some pain so he will finally stop inciting hate for profit.

I carry no water for Zuckerberg but I imagine that Gutenberg and Alexander Graham Bell saw similar opposition to their inventions. The world will have to change, to learn to live with it. That genie has long escaped its bottle.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Just saw a comment: "Let's keep Facebook down until we achieve herd immunity"

[Scooter]

Some great comments so far:

"Tell your conservative family members that Facebook is working fine for you."

"Quick, everyone call their anti-vaxx relatives/friends and tell them Facebook is only available with proof of vaccine."

"I heard that one of the signs of not making the rapture was losing access to Facebook."

"I heard President Biden ordered them to block any counties that voted for Trump."

[Econoline]

Another one:

"Quick, let's revive democracy and get everyone vaccinated while we've got the chance."

[Econoline]

One more (from George Takei, on Facebook):

[Bicycle Bill]

That's a violation of the Prime Directive, Mr. Sulu.
You should have just left well enough alone.

-"BB"-

[Gob]

I enjoy Facebook, and find it very useful. Anyone considering it "evil" needs to check their own use.

[Gob]

What went wrong, and why did it take so long to fix.

[Scooter]

The fact that it personally cost Mark Zuckerberg $6 billion makes it all worth it.

[Gob]

[Burning Petard]

as a smug Luddite, my life went on just fine, thank you. I don't even know my Google password.

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[Burning Petard]

Jim Wright is back a his old stand. He shifted to facebook for a while. Yet, yesterday he posted an essay that is strangely sympathetic to the users of Facebook.

https://www.stonekettle.com

He writes about his father, as time used him up and his life grew limited. I read carefully. I see that in my own life coming closer and closer. I remember RayThom. His body was failing him when I first met him at a face-to-face of friends from the Cafe Dartre. The meeting was in Philly, easy walking distance from the real, original Pat's Steaks. Yet as his body limited him, he found beauty and fun. I loved him. I was fortunate to be just an easy automobile ride from his final apartment. He claimed to be a radical, fundamental atheist. He never told me to stop sending him Christmas Cards. I miss him. In this time of plague and other more normal life ending events, that list "I miss him" gets longer, even as my Christmas card list shrinks.

Jim Wright gives strong reasons to dump my smugness about the internet dark alleys of social media.

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[Big RR]

Interesting perspective BP; thanks for posting it.

[BoSoxGal]

On a related note, I’m currently watching 15 Minutes of Shame, a documentary just released on HBOMAX. I think many folks here would find it very interesting.