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Facebook crashed? Find out if the social network is down or in trouble

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Get to know some tools that can help you check if Facebook has crashed or has some instability that makes it difficult to access

Most likely you have already searched the Google Something like“Facebook went down?” at any moment. Turns and moves, the social network suffers from bugs that prevent users from accessing. When this happens, the question remains whether the problem is in the social network app, in browsers, on the internet or simply something internal to the app itself. Facebook.

And it's pretty simple to find out what the problem is. In addition to the traditional thermometer — the Twitter   there are other ways you can check if the Facebook fell or not. One is to do a quick search on the Google. Generally, when the Facebook falls, many news portals end up publishing about the bugs

Still, there are other advanced tools that can help you in times like these. Check it out below. 

Downdetector

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Downdetector is one of the main platforms to check if Facebook is down

O Downdetector is a complete tool that allows you to analyze whether the Facebook crashed, among other problems. The most interesting thing is that it informs the status of several other networks, such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Social media coordinator, YouTube, gmail, Netflix, Spotify, LinkedIn. Here's how it works:

Step 1: when opening the website Downdetector, search the main page for Facebook or type "Facebook" in the search bar; 

Step 2: on the page that appears, you will be able to see if there are any problems reported in the last 24 hours. Based on reports from users themselves, the Downdetector generates a graph with the numbers and times of instability. You can also see what the main problems are. 

Downdetector page, where you can see if facebook is down
Downdetector website page

Most of the errors reported are in “general failure” (55%). In such cases, the Facebook completely stops working. At the bottom of the page, there are recent comments from some users, which can help you identify the error.

Visit the Downdetector all with check if facebook crashed.

Twitter 

Twitter page to search if facebook is down
See if Facebook has dropped into the Twitter search bar

As stated earlier, the Twitter is one of the main thermometers to see if there are faults in the Facebook. And finding that out is pretty easy: 

Step 1: when accessing the page Twitter, go to the search bar; 

Step 2: type terms such as: “Facebook is down”, “Facebook is not working”, “Facebook in trouble” e "Bug on Facebook”. Finally, just read the tweets from other users reporting the possible problem.

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Google Trends can be used to see if Facebook has crashed

O Google Trends is a platform of Google which features the most searched terms in the search engine and topics that are trending on the internet. When you realize that the Facebook fell, just access the Trends and write: “Facebook is down”, “Facebook Problem”, “Facebook bug”, or related terms. 

Do you know other platforms that monitor if the Facebook fell out? Then share it with us here in the comments.

Sources: Downdetector; Google Trends.


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