Facebook confirms site glitches
Facebook confirmed Monday what some users have been noticing for the past few
days: Its site is having problems.
The issues have included disappearing content, difficulties logging on, being
unable to view profiles, and error messages when posting content.
"We are working to resolve these issues as soon as possible," Facebook said
in a brief message at its Help
Center.
The problems resulted from internal issues rather than a
hacking incident like the one that affected Twitter, Facebook and
some other sites early last month.
"We started experiencing issues this morning because of database and
caching problems. We have a team of engineers working to restore the fast and
reliable experience users have come to expect from Facebook," the company said
in a statement sent via e-mail.
Last week Facebook said its membership had passed
300 million, and that the company became cash-flow positive during the last
quarter, something it hadn't expected to achieve until next year.
As its user base continues to grow, Facebook faces "fun and important
challenges" like making its site perform faster and more efficiently, CEO Mark
Zuckerberg said in a blog post.
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