Facebook authorities said they were working to resolve the issue which led to the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/facebook-instagram-down-in-large-parts-of-the-the-world-203174">social networking site going down</a> across several regions on Wednesday.

In a tweet on Thursday, the social networking site assured that they were working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. It also added that the issue was not related to Denial of service attack(DDoS).

"We're focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS attack," the statement said.

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A DoS (denial-of-service) attack uses a single computer and internet connection to attack a target and shuts it down.&nbsp;A DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack, on the other hand, uses several computers and internet connections to do the same thing.&nbsp;

A DoS attack is easier to fight back against since it would require the blocking of only one IP address.&nbsp;

Many users across the world found their&nbsp;Facebook and Instagram accounts&nbsp;going inactive for hours.

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While&nbsp;numerous users said they were unable to access the site on mobile phones or computer screens, many others found it working on their phone.

Some users got a message on their&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-presidential-hopeful-warren-wants-breakup-of-google-facebook-and-amazon-202089">Facebook</a>&nbsp;screens saying the social networking site was down for maintenance purposes, but would be back up soon.&nbsp;

Others just came up against a blank page.&nbsp;

News reports said users were experiencing problems with their Facebook and Instagram in parts of US, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and in some parts of Europe.&nbsp;

The news reports also added that Google and Gmail had had issues too during the day.&nbsp;

Facebook authorities said they were working to resolve the issue which led to the social networking site going down across several regions on Wednesday. In a tweet on Thursday, the social networking site assured that they were working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

Facebook authorities said they were working to resolve the issue which led to the social networking site going down across several regions on Wednesday. In a tweet on Thursday, the social networking site assured that they were working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. It also added that the issue was not related to Denial of service attack(DDoS). "We're focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS attack," the statement said. We're focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS attack. — Facebook (@facebook) March 13, 2019 × A DoS (denial-of-service) attack uses a single computer and internet connection to attack a target and shuts it down. A DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack, on the other hand, uses several computers and internet connections to do the same thing. A DoS attack is easier to fight back against since it would require the blocking of only one IP address. Many users across the world found their Facebook and Instagram accounts going inactive for hours. We’re aware of an issue impacting people's access to Instagram right now. We know this is frustrating, and our team is hard at work to resolve this ASAP. — Instagram (@instagram) March 13, 2019 × While numerous users said they were unable to access the site on mobile phones or computer screens, many others found it working on their phone. Some users got a message on their Facebook screens saying the social networking site was down for maintenance purposes, but would be back up soon. Others just came up against a blank page. News reports said users were experiencing problems with their Facebook and Instagram in parts of US, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and in some parts of Europe. The news reports also added that Google and Gmail had had issues too during the day.

Issue not related to DDoS attack, says Facebook as site goes down

Facebook on Wednesday reversed a decision to take down a video posted by a Hungarian political aide that blamed crime on immigrants, saying it was making an exception to its usual ban on hate speech.&nbsp;

The incident was the latest test of how Facebook, the world`s largest social media network, and other internet firms will negotiate the tricky business of refereeing online political content.&nbsp;

The video was posted on Facebook on Tuesday by the chief of staff of the Hungarian prime minister. It focused on crime in neighbouring Austria and blamed immigrants for pushing out &quot;white Christians&quot;.

Janos Lazar, the top aide to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who himself was called a racist by the UN human rights chief this week, accused Facebook of censorship after the social network removed his post.&nbsp;

A screenshot posted by Lazar said the post had been removed for violating Facebook`s guidelines.&nbsp;

On Wednesday, Facebook said it was restoring the video.&nbsp;

&quot;People use Facebook to challenge ideas and raise awareness about important issues, but we will remove content that violates our community standards, including hate speech,&quot; the company said in a statement.

&quot;Exceptions are sometimes made if the content is newsworthy, significant or important to the public interest,&quot; it said.&nbsp;

It did not say why the video merited an exception.&nbsp;

In the video Lazar posted to his page, he addresses the camera in a street in Favoriten, the district of Vienna with the most foreigners living in it.

&quot;Disorder is much higher, there is much more dirt and litter in the streets and the few Viennese still living here say that crime is a lot higher and people are living in bigger fear,&quot; Lazar says, accompanied by downbeat piano music and shots of Muslim immigrants.

&quot;If we let them in and they are going to live in our towns, the result will be crime, poverty, dirt and impossible conditions in our cities,&quot; Lazar said.

The Social Democrats (SPO), who govern Vienna in coalition with the Greens, rejected the comments, saying they were part of a &quot;racist and xenophobic election strategy&quot; by Orban`s Fidesz party ahead of April 8 elections.&nbsp;

Facebook, Twitter and other networks have in many countries surpassed traditional media as a way for politicians to reach voters, effectively giving them a new role as referees of political speech.&nbsp;

Last year, Twitter removed a video from Republican US Representative Marsha Blackburn, saying a remark she made about abortion was inflammatory. Twitter later reversed the decision.

A screenshot posted by Lazar said the post had been removed for violating Facebook`s guidelines

Facebook on Wednesday reversed a decision to take down a video posted by a Hungarian political aide that blamed crime on immigrants, saying it was making an exception to its usual ban on hate speech. The incident was the latest test of how Facebook, the world`s largest social media network, and other internet firms will negotiate the tricky business of refereeing online political content. The video was posted on Facebook on Tuesday by the chief of staff of the Hungarian prime minister. It focused on crime in neighbouring Austria and blamed immigrants for pushing out "white Christians". Janos Lazar, the top aide to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who himself was called a racist by the UN human rights chief this week, accused Facebook of censorship after the social network removed his post. A screenshot posted by Lazar said the post had been removed for violating Facebook`s guidelines. On Wednesday, Facebook said it was restoring the video. "People use Facebook to challenge ideas and raise awareness about important issues, but we will remove content that violates our community standards, including hate speech," the company said in a statement. "Exceptions are sometimes made if the content is newsworthy, significant or important to the public interest," it said. It did not say why the video merited an exception. In the video Lazar posted to his page, he addresses the camera in a street in Favoriten, the district of Vienna with the most foreigners living in it. "Disorder is much higher, there is much more dirt and litter in the streets and the few Viennese still living here say that crime is a lot higher and people are living in bigger fear," Lazar says, accompanied by downbeat piano music and shots of Muslim immigrants. "If we let them in and they are going to live in our towns, the result will be crime, poverty, dirt and impossible conditions in our cities," Lazar said. The Social Democrats (SPO), who govern Vienna in coalition with the Greens, rejected the comments, saying they were part of a "racist and xenophobic election strategy" by Orban`s Fidesz party ahead of April 8 elections. Facebook, Twitter and other networks have in many countries surpassed traditional media as a way for politicians to reach voters, effectively giving them a new role as referees of political speech. Last year, Twitter removed a video from Republican US Representative Marsha Blackburn, saying a remark she made about abortion was inflammatory. Twitter later reversed the decision.

Facebook removes, then restores anti-immigrant video in Hungary

The European Commission on Thursday fined US social media giant Facebook 110 million euros ($120 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information on its takeover of WhatsApp, imposing its biggest penalty linked to a merger.

&quot;Today&#39;s decision sends a clear signal to companies that they must comply with all aspects of EU merger rules, including the obligation to provide correct information,&quot; EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in a statement.

&quot;The Commission must be able to take decisions about mergers&#39; effects on competition in full knowledge of accurate facts,&quot; Vestager said.

Facebook said in response that it cooperated with the Commission.

&quot;We&#39;ve acted in good faith since our very first interactions with the Commission and we&#39;ve sought to provide accurate information at every turn,&quot; a Facebook spokesperson said.

&quot;The errors we made in our 2014 filings were not intentional and the Commission has confirmed that they did not impact the outcome of the merger review. Today&#39;s announcement brings this matter to a close.&quot;

EU regulators cleared the then $19 billion Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp in late 2014, finding no reason to believe it would dampen competition in the burgeoning social media sector.

In its statement Thursday, the Commission recalled that the merger rules require companies to provide regulators with the accurate information essential to any review.

It noted that when Facebook notified the Commission of the acquisition in 2014, the company had said it would &quot;be unable to establish reliable automated matching between Facebook users&#39; accounts and WhatsApp users&#39; accounts&quot;.

&quot;However, in August 2016, WhatsApp announced updates to its terms of service and privacy policy, including the possibility of linking WhatsApp users&#39; phone numbers with Facebook users&#39; identities,&quot; it said.&nbsp;

After launching a probe last year, the&nbsp;Commission &quot;found that, contrary to Facebook&#39;s statements in the 2014 merger review process, the technical possibility of automatically matching Facebook and WhatsApp users&#39; identities already existed in 2014, and that Facebook staff were aware of such a possibility.&quot;

The Commission said Thursday&#39;s decision and the fine would have no impact on its October 2014 clearance of the deal.

Commission spokesman Ricardo Cardoso said the fine was less than it would have been because Facebook cooperated.

Cardoso added it was nonetheless the &quot;highest fine ever&quot; imposed by the commission for breaches linked to a merger and would serve as a deterrent to others.

(AFP)

Facebook accepted the verdict, saying it made the errors unknowingly

The European Commission on Thursday fined US social media giant Facebook 110 million euros ($120 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information on its takeover of WhatsApp, imposing its biggest penalty linked to a merger. "Today's decision sends a clear signal to companies that they must comply with all aspects of EU merger rules, including the obligation to provide correct information," EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in a statement. "The Commission must be able to take decisions about mergers' effects on competition in full knowledge of accurate facts," Vestager said. Facebook said in response that it cooperated with the Commission. "We've acted in good faith since our very first interactions with the Commission and we've sought to provide accurate information at every turn," a Facebook spokesperson said. "The errors we made in our 2014 filings were not intentional and the Commission has confirmed that they did not impact the outcome of the merger review. Today's announcement brings this matter to a close." EU regulators cleared the then $19 billion Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp in late 2014, finding no reason to believe it would dampen competition in the burgeoning social media sector. In its statement Thursday, the Commission recalled that the merger rules require companies to provide regulators with the accurate information essential to any review. It noted that when Facebook notified the Commission of the acquisition in 2014, the company had said it would "be unable to establish reliable automated matching between Facebook users' accounts and WhatsApp users' accounts". "However, in August 2016, WhatsApp announced updates to its terms of service and privacy policy, including the possibility of linking WhatsApp users' phone numbers with Facebook users' identities," it said. After launching a probe last year, the Commission "found that, contrary to Facebook's statements in the 2014 merger review process, the technical possibility of automatically matching Facebook and WhatsApp users' identities already existed in 2014, and that Facebook staff were aware of such a possibility." The Commission said Thursday's decision and the fine would have no impact on its October 2014 clearance of the deal. Commission spokesman Ricardo Cardoso said the fine was less than it would have been because Facebook cooperated. Cardoso added it was nonetheless the "highest fine ever" imposed by the commission for breaches linked to a merger and would serve as a deterrent to others. (AFP)

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