The global malfunction of the social network Facebook revealed the true level of problems worrying the American authorities, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, commenting on the situation when social networks were inaccessible to users for several hours.
On the air of the YouTube channel Soloviev Live, the diplomat noted that it is now important for Washington to prevent computers from freezing in order to be able to publish the text of its new sanctions. In the event of large-scale failures, the main thing is to have on hand “an ax to open the room where the servers are located in time,” she said. Zakharova stressed that many perceive the United States as a superpower, while the level of their problems does not correspond to this status.
The problems with Facebook, added a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, have affected businesses around the world, since entrepreneurs trade through social networks. Millions of people suffered losses as a result of the disruptions, she suggested.
As the website kp.ru wrote, on the eve of the users of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp faced with a malfunction in the application. Downdetector, which monitors website and app crashes in real time, reported that WhatsApp had problems from 11:45 am ET, Instagram from 11:45 am ET, and Facebook problems started at 11: 44.
Due to problems with Facebook and other social networks, more than 50 million users have registered on Telegram in a few hours.
