{"id":63224,"date":"2017-01-14T06:14:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T10:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=63224"},"modified":"2017-01-14T06:15:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T10:15:04","slug":"who-took-down-facebook-why-the-social-media-blackout-in-the-anglo-american-power-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=63224","title":{"rendered":"Who took down Facebook? Why did the social media blackout target the Anglo-American power centers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"article__heading\">Facebook down worldwide for many users<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<div id=\"attachment_63227\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/58791104c461883c238b4648.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63227\" class=\"wp-image-63227\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/58791104c461883c238b4648.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/58791104c461883c238b4648.jpg 900w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/58791104c461883c238b4648-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/58791104c461883c238b4648-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Valentin Flauraud<\/p><\/div>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<p>Facebook users in parts of the world are experiencing a social media blackout, according to reports online.<\/p>\n<p>Website <a href=\"http:\/\/downdetector.com\/status\/facebook\/map\/\">Down Detector<\/a>\u00a0reports Facebook problems are evident in parts of Central Europe and the west and east coasts of the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Facebook?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Facebook<\/a> down worldwide for many users <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UOBiODYQzd\">https:\/\/t.co\/UOBiODYQzd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZZ3Gke0aTE\">pic.twitter.com\/ZZ3Gke0aTE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RT America (@RT_America) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RT_America\/status\/819961819053887489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well at least <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/facebook?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#facebook<\/a> is down for everyone else too! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KgRu9CYxr4\">pic.twitter.com\/KgRu9CYxr4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Envinyata (@Envinyata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Envinyata\/status\/819959113203515392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/MedeaWeb\/status\/819959202168930304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/wajid_nasir\/status\/819959301389291520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When all three of your brand pages throw up errors <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FacebookDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FacebookDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarketingMeltdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarketingMeltdown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wineoclock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wineoclock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cMr9KWWgln\">pic.twitter.com\/cMr9KWWgln<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charley Nicholls (@CharleyNicholls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharleyNicholls\/status\/819959369278324736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Facebook business manager is DOWN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MyMpNDPBMW\">pic.twitter.com\/MyMpNDPBMW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hayley Lyons Beatty (@haybeatty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haybeatty\/status\/819955826320359424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<p>Facebook has yet to comment via its newsroom or official Twitter page, despite the collective twittersphere going into a mini meltdown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Facebook is down since 12:12 PM EST<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RKoZl9z9of\">https:\/\/t.co\/RKoZl9z9of<\/a><br \/>RT if it&#39;s down for you as well <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/facebookdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#facebookdown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HDFVzXfnH4\">pic.twitter.com\/HDFVzXfnH4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Outage.Report (@ReportOutage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReportOutage\/status\/819955209493475328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Error messages on the social network suggest Facebook\u2019s team is working to fix the problems as soon as it can.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/downdetector.com\/status\/facebook\/map\/\">Complaints <\/a>from users range from Facebook timeline issues to pages not loading correctly.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCan\u2019t access any company pages for which I am an admin,\u201d<\/em> one person wrote online.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPersonal page not loading fully. Newsfeed seems to be working.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another added: <em>\u201cIn Arlington, Virginia. Cannot access my notifications\u2026 what\u2019s going on??!!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Friday the 13th.  Facebook down.  Coincidence?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dale Matthews (@daleamatthews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/daleamatthews\/status\/819966435044823042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some people are suggesting the issues have something to do with today being Friday the 13th.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFriday 13th-coinkdink? I think not,\u201d<\/em> wrote one Facebook user.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAll the pages are empty except for profile pic and header photo. Friday the 13th? Hmmmm strange,\u201d<\/em> another added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/373617-facebook-outage-worldwide-trouble\/\">http:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/373617-facebook-outage-worldwide-trouble\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook down worldwide for many users<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63224\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}