Is this the end of the world? Facebook and Instagram are down…FB apologizes…

OMG, what are we going to do? All three Facebook-owned platforms are down this morning. No Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp platforms are down as you know if you have been trying to access any of the social media sites.

60 Minutes had a Facebook whistleblower on last night stating that the company put prophet over the public good. That was triggered by a major Wall Street Journal report that detailing very questionable actions and non-action by the social media giant. Any connection to the social media giant's issues today? Something to ponder.

In a post ironically to Twitter, Facebook posted the following… “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing the Facebook app. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”

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