TAKEFacebook's server down for hours, shocking revelations; Mark Zuckerberg lost 52 thousand crores
New Delhi. Facebook Whatsapp Down: Last Monday night, the world's largest social networking site Facebook's server was down for about 6 hours. Due to this, Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg had to suffer a loss of $ 7 billion, or about 52 thousand crore rupees. After this, he has slipped down a notch in the list of billionaires.
Let us tell you, the services of Facebook were stopped on Monday night and it started recovering around 4 am. During this, the services of Facebook's subsidiary Instagram and Whatsapp were also disrupted for 7 hours. Now again these apps have started working.
MARK ZUCKERBERG SLIPS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST OF BILLIONAIRES
After Facebook's server down, Facebook's shares fell drastically in the US stock markets. Its shares fell 5 percent in a single day. By mid-September, these shares have fallen up to 15 percent so far. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Mark Zuckerberg's net worth has come down to $120.9 billion due to the loss to Facebook, after which he has reached number 5 below Bill Gates. Zuckerberg was earlier on the fourth place in this list. Since September 13 this year, his net worth has declined by $ 19 billion.
WHISTLEBLOWER ACCUSES FACEBOOK
On September 13, the Wall Street Journal published a series based on internal documents revealing that Facebook was well-versed about all of its products. These included incidents of damage to the mental health of young girls and misinformation on Instagram. This was disclosed by Whistleblower on Monday. In response, Facebook has emphasized that the issues facing its product, including political polarization, are complex and not driven by technology alone.
"I think it's important for people to understand that there has to be a technical or technical explanation for the issues of political polarization in the US," Facebook's vice president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, told CNN.
ZUCKERBERG APOLOGIZES TO USERS
Meanwhile, the chief executive of Facebook apologized on Tuesday following a social media outage affecting Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. In a post on Facebook, Zuckerberg said that social media platforms are getting back to normal. He said, 'Sorry for this interruption. I know you care about people and rely on our services to stay connected with them.
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