# The Faceboopocalypse has begun {Instagram and facebook seemed to have crashed 2024-03-05} **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 5, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489 "2024-03-05T15:36:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Retzbu\_Tox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/retzbu_tox/32/11829_2.png) [@Retzbu\_Tox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Retzbu_Tox)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/21 "2024-03-05T16:15:53Z")
Coolest thing about Facebook being down? This thread on the Dope came up as number 8 in the search results on Google. They know we know stuff. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/22 "2024-03-05T16:18:53Z")
I think that is modified by your search and surfing patterns and not universal. But, I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/23 "2024-03-05T16:22:33Z")
I’m back in FB ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/24 "2024-03-05T16:33:49Z")
FB is back on. ---
**Author:** ![Retzbu\_Tox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/retzbu_tox/32/11829_2.png) [@Retzbu\_Tox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Retzbu_Tox)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/25 "2024-03-05T16:34:31Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I think that is modified by your search and surfing patterns and not universal. I assume that is true if you log into Google so it knows who you are, but I generally refuse to log in. Possibly that makes targeted results less likely? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/26 "2024-03-05T16:39:11Z")
I was unable to log in for 15 minutes, then it came back. I think civilization will survive. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/27 "2024-03-05T16:45:30Z")
That’s a relief. I’ve been trying for an hour to get a code back from them so I could log back in. If it’s them, I can relax and let them fix it. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/28 "2024-03-05T16:49:55Z")
> [@Retzbu\_Tox](#): > > I assume that is true if you log into Google so it knows who you are, but I generally refuse to log in. It doesn’t need a login to store cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/29 "2024-03-05T17:02:46Z")
Mine just came back. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/30 "2024-03-05T17:04:51Z")
Darn. The longer it’s out, the more minutes between my parents receiving far-right-wing messages. I’m sure they’re breathing a sigh of relief now – it must have been rough on them. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/31 "2024-03-05T17:27:21Z")
I wish the outage had lasted a lot longer. The world could use the break. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/32 "2024-03-05T18:08:17Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I think civilization will survive. Well, that’s disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/33 "2024-03-05T18:22:33Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > wish the outage had lasted a lot longer. The world could use the break I dunno… I’ve wondered, if not just Meta but also Xwitter and TikTok went offline for a half day all at the same time, the cities would be burning. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/34 "2024-03-05T18:23:52Z")
My issues explained. Thanks for the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/35 "2024-03-05T18:27:47Z")
Has anybody heard from @Marley23 in a while? Is he working for Meta now? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/36 "2024-03-05T18:46:40Z")
I was able to enter my password just now, which is an improvement over this morning. But I seem to have been switched to two factor authentication, and Meta is not texting the code to my phone. I guess I’ll have to wait for my right wing memes 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/37 "2024-03-05T18:53:38Z")
I tried to log back on to the FB app and also didn’t receive a text message. But I looked on the Android Firefox version and (apparently since I didn’t try to access it from there during The Crisis of 2024) I was still logged in and there was a message telling me that an unknown device was attempting to log in, is it me. I confirmed that it was and then the FB app was allowed to log in without the SMS. (I have to use the app now because [this browser problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-terrible-happened-to-my-android-facebook-ui/995794) was never resolved.) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/38 "2024-03-05T20:24:38Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I tried to log back on to the FB app and also didn’t receive a text message. So the text message that was supposed to have been sent when I tried to sign in around 1:45 PM just now arrived at 3:21 PM. ---
**Author:** ![Turki-lurki](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turki-lurki/32/7168_2.png) [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489/39 "2024-03-06T18:43:58Z")
Amen. In a perfect world ‘x’ would have gone with it. And NEVER. COME. BACK. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489.md?page=1)