This week is off to a rough start for Facebook.
First, a whistleblower shared a trove of internal documents with regulators and journalists that provided proof to some stinging allegations: that the social media giant prioritizes profits over people; that its algorithms foster discord; that its photo app Instagram negatively affects the mental health of young girls; and that drug cartels and human traffickers openly conduct business on the platform. Then on Monday, Facebook, Instagram, and messaging apps WhatsApp and Messenger went offline for hours as a result of router configuration changes, according to the company’s VP of infrastructure.
