# Is Facebook busted?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 8, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442 "2013-06-08T01:47:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442/1 "2013-06-08T01:47:35Z")

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9:45 EST… it’s been flaky for hours. No Chat, no news updates. Anyone else?? … Bueller… Bueller… ?

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**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442/2 "2013-06-08T02:22:06Z")

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Flaky here, too, and judging by status updates from friends, it’s happening for everyone. I’m getting updates on my main page, but the news feed on the side, friends connected, and chat are all broken.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442/3 "2013-06-08T02:47:48Z")

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My chat is broken, I thought it was just the browser I had open.

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**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442/4 "2013-06-08T03:00:29Z")

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my chat is broken too

I hope they get it together they’re totally cockblocking me tonight

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442/5 "2013-06-08T03:39:55Z")

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They’re prolly busy trying to cover their asses re: providing data to the NSA.

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442/6 "2013-06-08T04:18:34Z")

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:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I mean,

I cannot possibly imagine to what you refer.

😃