Facebook outage leaves EPL football players twiddling their thumbs


Moura joked that Monday’s near six-hour social media outage meant he finally had a chance to connect with his wife. — Reuters

Tottenham Hotspur’s Lucas Moura joked that Monday’s near six-hour social media outage meant he finally had a chance to connect with his wife, while Everton’s Richarlison saw a fresh opening for carrier pigeons, as English Premier League football players saw the funny side of the blackout.

Facebook Inc blamed a “faulty configuration change” for the interruption that prevented the company’s 3.5 billion users from accessing its social media and messaging services such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.

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