Facebook appeared to go down across the country Friday shortly after noon, plunging the nation into a temporary state of productivity.
We weren't able to access it here in the newsroom for about 15 minutes, and neither did some of our sister stations.
Twitter reacted exactly how you expect.
#facebookdown pic.twitter.com/F2MItkf7Nh
— Rajan kumar Jha (@Rajankumarjha11) August 3, 2018
and now... the ritual begins.. go to twitter and scream #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/A1B1yMXB1i
— Edgar Elias Jr. (@purple_daichan) August 3, 2018
Hmm.. Looks like @facebook is currently down.. 🤔#facebookdown pic.twitter.com/CW7lpwu2Ep
— ℜᴏᴍᴇʀᴏ ℜᴀɴᴜʟғᴏ 🌐 (@NeoXander) August 3, 2018
#FacebookDown pic.twitter.com/qnO75LSJeL
— muggs (@BitsofMeg) August 3, 2018