Facebook (Mark Zuckerberg)
Tens of millions of Facebook users breathed a sigh of relief when the app was restored after a global outage that lasted six hours.
The messaging platform WhatsApp and Instagram which is owned by Facebook suffered the same fate.
Users flocked to Twitter to discuss or mock the outage while others expressed concern as to how it will affect their business.
On his public account the founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg issued a very brief statement simply saying sorry.
"Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger are coming back online now. Sorry for the disruption today -- I know how much you rely on our services to stay connected with the people you care about."
According to Bloomberg, this was one of the longest and broadest failures in recent memory.
It comes just a day after an explosive interview by a Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen on their business model and algorithm that she claimed was all about profit.
Haugen, who is set to testify about the "frightening truth" about Facebook, handed over thousands of damning documents to US lawmakers detailing Facebook’s struggles with content moderation and Instagram’s negative psychological impact on teenagers.
