Trends

Facebook Outage: Zuckerberg Apologizes; Twitter Enjoys Meme-Fest

After Facebook Inc.’s flagship products went offline yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has fallen by more than $7 billion in a few hours. This made him slide down on the list of the world’s richest people. A selloff sent the social-media giant’s stock plummeting 4.9% on Monday, adding to a drop of about 15% since mid-September.

The stock slide on Monday sent Zuckerberg’s worth down to $121.6 billion, dropping him below Bill Gates to No. 5 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He’s down from almost $140 billion in a matter of weeks, according to the index.

The tech giant CEO Zuckerberg apologised for the disruption and stated that services are returning online on Tuesday. “Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger are coming back online now,” Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post. “Sorry for the disruption today — I know how much you rely on our services to stay connected with the people you care about,” he said.

On the other hand, as Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook suffer outages, Twitter and Google took a swipe at the Facebook-owned services with witty memes. “Hello literally everyone,” the microblogging website owned by Jack Dorsey tweeted on its official handle.

Meanwhile, Telegram posted on Twitter stating that its users in some regions may experience trouble loading chats and notifications, amid large-scale outages on Facebook Inc.

This post was last modified on 5 October 2021 9:10 am

Share
Published by

Recent Posts

RGV Returning to the Sarkar Universe with the Bachchan Duo?

Maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma was once considered a trendsetter among Bollywood audiences because of…

15 minutes ago

PK’s Remarks on Ticket Hikes Spark Divided Reactions

At the pre-release event of Ustaad Bhagat Singh, actor and Ap deputy cm Pawan Kalyan made some interesting…

5 hours ago

Pawan Kalyan On Bringing Vijay Into NDA

There were news reports from a long time that AP Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan will…

10 hours ago

Reality Check: Did Pawan Advise Vijay to Join NDA?

Tamil Nadu is preparing for one of its most intense electoral battles as the state…

10 hours ago

MP Putta Mahesh’s First Reaction On Drug Party Case

Telugu Desam party faced a tricky situation as one of its public representatives, Putta Mahesh…

10 hours ago

Ambati Made Jagan A Troll Material On Social Media

Former Minister Ambati Rambabu gave a Special Interview to one of the leading TV channel.…

11 hours ago