POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Oct 6, 2021:Users around the world were worried about Facebook being shut down for about six hours. However, Facebook authorities claimed on Tuesday that no harmful programs or activities were found behind the closure of Facebook. News Reuters.
Earlier on Monday, all Facebook services were shut down due to a faulty configuration change. As a result, users around the world could not use Facebook services like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for about six hours.
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
According to a BBC report, millions of users around the world have been affected by the shutdown of the popular communication media since shortly after 9pm on Monday. Facebook authorities confirmed that the server was activated in a tweet around 4:30 am on Tuesday.
According to the BBC, Facebook has apologized to the victims in a tweet over server complications.
Such confusion is rare for a long time. Earlier in 2019, due to server complications, Facebook and its other apps could not be used for more than 14 hours worldwide.
Facebook now has 290 crore monthly active users. This means that this amount of accounts from around the world is logged into Facebook at least once a month. 4 crore 80 lakh of these users live in Bangladesh. On the other hand, 1.2 billion people worldwide are using WhatsApp.
Facebook is harming democracy and children
A former Facebook employee told U.S. lawmakers that the company’s sites and apps are harming children. Besides, it is weakening our democracy by creating division.
Frances Hazen, 36, worked as a product manager on Facebook. He is now a whistleblower on Facebook. He appeared at the hearing on the Capitol Hill incident and criticized Facebook.
However, Facebook says it has no knowledge of what Hazen said at the hearing.
Hagen’s criticism came amid mounting pressure on Facebook to scrutinize and control.
Republican and Democratic senators on Tuesday agreed to change the company. It is rare for two political parties to agree on one issue.
In an interview with CBS News on Sunday, Hazen said he had recently given the Wall Street Journal some internal documents. In a program called 60 Minutes, Hazen said that the company has repeatedly focused on profits without giving importance to the mental health of the users. There are many young women in it.
He also spoke about it during the hearing on Tuesday. Hazen said company leaders know how to secure Facebook and Instagram. But they do not make the necessary changes thinking of profit.
Hughes also criticized Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He criticized Zuckerberg for having extensive control over Facebook, saying Zuckerberg did not have to be held accountable.
