FACEBOOK REVEALS WHAT CAUSED SIX-HOUR OUTAGE HITTING WHATSAPP AND INSTAGRAM SERVICES

Router configuration changes affected tools and systems employees used in day-to-day operations Facebook revealed in an official blog post on Monday evening that the six-hour outage across its platforms including Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp, and OculusVR were caused by configuration changes to its routers. Shortly before 5pm on Monday, the three social media services had confirmed on Twitter they were aware of issues […]