In this expository article, Facebook was redirecting users visiting dozens of websites to cryptic error pages. They try to get us to believe that that's the reason Facebook isn't as popular but could it just be that it's just not "in" anymore?
What happened to Facebook? What caused Facebook to kill the Internet? There was an issue with the Facebook Connect API that caused users on sites that use that API to redirect users to a Facebook error page. When logging in to another website using Facebook you were sent to an error page.
Another problem with this was that exiting the error page would send you to another error page. All sites like Kayak, and Pinterest were all infected for 10 minutes.
The issue was quickly resolved and Facebook is now up and working again. This bug showed how many websites actually use Facebook to connect to that site. If Facebook gets another bug it not only affects it but millions of other sites too.
Facebook has died out and now Twitter and Instagram are more commonly used. This bug could have been the main reason for it. I have a Facebook and it sends me to a lot of error pages. I've heard the same from others.
People get aggravated at sites that don't pull up. Facebook used to be a reliable source to view several other things other than your personal information. This bug could of cost Facebook more than just 10 minutes of error pages.
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