Twitter welcomes 'literally everyone' to the site as the Big 3 shutdown
While Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were down, Twitter came through with the humour.
When something as big as the shutdown of the entire internet happens, you can count on humans to bring the hilarity!
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Also, we might be being a bit dramatic and could be overexaggerating when we say the "whole internet" was down, but without Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp working, that's kind of the case.
Anyway, while the memes might have been hilarious, what really got us laughing was the reactions and responses the brands were dishing out on Twitter.
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Here are some of our favourites:
59.6 million nuggets for my friends
— Twitter (@Twitter) October 4, 2021
I don't have hands so I'll just say Hi five times... Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi!
— Alexa (@alexa99) October 4, 2021
*unmutes mic*
— Microsoft Teams (@MicrosoftTeams) October 4, 2021
Hey everyone.
One minute. Just trying to find the Mercedes MySpace password.
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) October 4, 2021
how r u handling the fame
— McDonald’s🇨🇦 (@McDonaldsCanada) October 4, 2021
Everyone showing up to @Twitter today while @Facebook @instagram @WhatsApp are down like... pic.twitter.com/SGtr722FAo
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) October 4, 2021
*Everyonehttps://t.co/kgSYfzjdsw https://t.co/YBcqPbZrQN
— Tumblr (@tumblr) October 4, 2021
sul sul 👋💚
— The Sims (@TheSims) October 4, 2021
Perfect time for a coffee break.
— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) October 4, 2021
When Instagram & Facebook are down. pic.twitter.com/mVFlVOOCOC
— Netflix (@netflix) October 4, 2021
In case you have been living underneath a rock with no WIFI here's what happened last night:
According to the website Downdetector.com and, of course, Twitter, the Facebook Inc's applications are suffering a major outage worldwide.
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WhatsApp has taken to Twitter to address the outages most of their users have been experiencing:
We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We’re working to get things back to normal and will send an update here as soon as possible.
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) October 4, 2021
Thanks for your patience!
Instagram and friends are having a little bit of a hard time right now, and you may be having issues using them. Bear with us, we’re on it! #instagramdown
— Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) October 4, 2021
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While Facebook has not yet commented on the outage we have all seen the Tweets that have confirmed what we might have assumed:
Time to use Signal which everyone installed & forgot about#WhatsApp
— Naomi Datta (@nowme_datta) October 4, 2021
EVERYTIME whatsapp or Instagram goes down, Twitter be like #instagramdown #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/eIuaHYX3VP
— Divyansh Kedia (@kedia_divyansh) October 4, 2021
According to AFP:
The outage comes a day after a whistleblower went on US television to reveal her identity after she leaked a trove of documents to authorities alleging the social media giant knew its products were fueling hate and harming children's mental health. Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa, has worked for companies including Google and Pinterest -- but said in an interview with CBS news show "60 Minutes" that Facebook was "substantially worse" than anything she had seen before. The world's largest social media platform has been embroiled in a firestorm brought about by Haugen, with US lawmakers and The Wall Street Journal detailing how Facebook knew its products, including Instagram, were harming young girls, especially around body image.
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While we don't know how long the outage could last, this might be the perfect time to start reading that book you've been delaying or just give that person you're trying to get in touch with an actual phone call.
(This is a developing story.)
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Of course, when something like this does happen, the memes can flourish.
Here are some of our favourite reactions to the social media mega-meltdown:
when insta and whatsapp are down #instadown #whatsappdown pic.twitter.com/Kniuz99Hjt
— ☄ (@utd__mike) October 4, 2021
Whatsapp Facebook and Instagram #serverdown
— Fukrey (@VikramEns_) October 4, 2021
Meanwhile Twitter 😹pic.twitter.com/5U01Rz9Sjw
Nobody:
— Ebby (@ebedee) October 4, 2021
Twitter users after finding out WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook is down again: pic.twitter.com/9re0QSmBDd
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