Facebook Emergency? Some People Called 911 To Report Facebook Outage


What do you do when Facebook goes down? You could read a book. You could talk to a friend in person. You could go outside… Or you could call 911 and beg police to do something about your social media emergency.

The social networking site went down for some users for a few hours on Friday. For some, that classified as an emergency.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reportedly received a few 911 calls after Facebook went down.

That’s pretty ridiculous, right? Well, it might also be an exaggeration. Capt. Britta Steinbrenner of the LA County Sheriff’s Information Bureau said that she was not aware of any 911 calls. The department is investigating to see if Sgt. Brink really did receive emergency calls from panicky Facebook users.

Millions of people use Facebook every day and it’s kind of a big deal when something goes wrong with the system. But an emergency? Let’s hope that the LA County Sheriff’s Department never receives a call about a Facebook outage again.

[“Facebook Headquarters Entrance Sign Menlo Park” by LPS.1Own work. Licensed under CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.]


Kokou Adzo

Kokou Adzo is a seasoned professional with a strong background in growth strategies and editorial responsibilities. Kokou has been instrumental in driving companies' expansion and fortifying their market presence. His academic credentials underscore his expertise; having studied Communication at the Università degli Studi di Siena (Italy), he later honed his skills in growth hacking at the Growth Tribe Academy (Amsterdam).

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