Networking glitch stymies some Facebook users

SAN FRANCISCO — An outside technical problem on Wednesday left some Facebook users unable to connect with the cherished online social network, the company said.

By (AFP)

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Published: Thu 23 Sep 2010, 9:59 AM

Last updated: Thu 2 Apr 2015, 10:46 AM

“We are experiencing an issue with a third-party networking provider that is causing problems for some people trying to connect to Facebook,” the California firm said in an email response to an AFP inquiry.

“We are in contact with this provider in order to explore what can be done to resolve the issue. In the meantime, we are working on deploying changes to bypass the affected connections.”

The problem appeared to involve only a small portion of the social networks more than 500 million members.


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