Facebook has tried to play down the research. The Journal’s stories, called “The Facebook Files,” painted a picture of a company focused on growth and its own interests instead of the public good. It also published about the timing of the apps going down.įacebook is going through a major crisis after the whistleblower who was the source of The Wall Street Journal’s series of stories exposing the company’s awareness of internal research into the negative effects of its products and decisions went public on “60 Minutes” on Sunday.įrances Haugen was identified in a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday as the woman who anonymously filed complaints with federal law enforcement that the company’s own research shows how it magnifies hate and misinformation, leads to increased polarization, and that Instagram, specifically, can harm teenage girls’ mental health. The Associated Press reported that it was 'rare' for such an outage to be global. However, there is no data as of yet to show that the outage is connected to the recent news. If this is the case, you can try uninstalling and reinstalling the app, clearing the cache and data, or contacting Facebook support for help.Some Twitter users mentioned that Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp all went down on the day following a '60 Minutes' report about Facebook and Instagram. Bugs and errors: Like any other app, Messenger may have bugs and errors that make it stop working.

Most of the time, these maintenance times are planned and posted on Facebook or Twitter. You won’t be able to use the app during this time.

Server Maintenance: Facebook may sometimes have to stop the Messenger servers for server maintenance.

Open the app or play store and see if there are pending updates to Facebook Messenger. If you don’t update the app regularly, those glitches and errors will not be removed, and the app may not work. Updates are released to fix previous glitches and errors.

Outdated App: If you haven’t updated your Messenger app to the most recent version, it might not work.

Also, keep an adequate internet speed for the flawless working of Facebook Messenger. Ensure your Wi-Fi or cellular data is on, and the connection is stable.

Problems with the internet connection: You can’t use Messenger if you’re not connected.

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