Facebook;The Great Silence of 2024
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On March 5th, 2024, a collective gasp echoed through the digital world. Facebook, the social media giant used by billions, went silent. For nearly six hours, the platform and its sister app, Instagram, were inaccessible to a large portion of the globe. This unprecedented event, now dubbed the "Great Silence of 2024," sent shockwaves through individuals, businesses, and the online landscape as a whole. The outage, the cause of which remains officially unconfirmed by Meta (formerly Facebook), left millions scrambling for alternative means of communication and connection. Memes flooded Twitter, a platform that saw a surge in activity during the Facebook hiatus. News outlets scrambled to understand the scope and impact of the outage, while businesses dependent on Facebook advertising and marketing faced a temporary halt in their reach. While the specific reason behind the outage remains shrouded in mystery, several potential explanations have emerged. Technical glitches with...