Facebook's entire network of online properties went offline for around 7 hours on October 5th 2021. But how did this happen and why did it appear Facebook had completely vanished? In this podcast, we take a look at the events leading up to Facebook's unscheduled downtime. This includes some theories surrounding the event and the surrounding storm instigated by whistle-blower Frances Haugen.
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In this week's show we discuss:
- Facebook Whistle-blower Goes Public
- Whistle-blower to Tell Senate Facebook Secrets
- Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram Go Offline
- Conspiracy Theories and Mistruths
- Reasons Online Gamers Should Use a VPN
- Can Games Consoles Use a VPN?
Christian Cawley and Ben Stegner host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter as @thegadgetmonkey and @stegnersaurus with your suggestions for future topics.
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