1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auJody Serranohttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/jodyserrano-usa/Facebook Says a 'Configuration Change' Is the Reason a Ton of Users Were Logged Out on Fridayrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TIAYHtoHyi"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/01/facebook-says-a-configuration-change-is-the-reason-a-ton-of-users-were-logged-out-on-friday/">Facebook Says a ‘Configuration Change’ Is the Reason a Ton of Users Were Logged Out on Friday</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/01/facebook-says-a-configuration-change-is-the-reason-a-ton-of-users-were-logged-out-on-friday/embed/#?secret=TIAYHtoHyi" width="600" height="338" title="“Facebook Says a ‘Configuration Change’ Is the Reason a Ton of Users Were Logged Out on Friday” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="TIAYHtoHyi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/24/ladtjh6erg7bplj8yhwz-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601439Facebook users took Twitter and other social media platforms on Friday to report that they had, for no explicit reason, been logged out of the big blue app. Memes and the phrase “So Facebook” quickly popped up during the incident, which the company apologised for on Saturday.