Weird Facebook glitch has 'broken' News Feed, but it's actually kind of nice
Facebook's News Feed is broken. No, that is't a comment on the current state of social media or Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to fix what's broken about Facebook.
I mean, it's literally broken. Many users are reporting that they're opening the Facebook app and website only to see a big, blank space that says "there are no more posts to show right now."
In a statement, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed the issue, saying it had been corrected by 12:30 pm PT Tuesday. "We restored service for those who experienced a technical issue that caused some people on the East Coast and Europe to have trouble accessing News Feed,” the spokesperson said, without elaborating on the cause of the issue.
Though it didn't all users, the glitch appeared to be fairly widespread, with a number of users reporting some variation of the "no posts" issue.
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It's not clear what the cause was, or if it was related to Facebook's recent changes to its News Feed algorithm.
While the apparent glitch may be an annoyance for some Facebook addicts, others are pointed out that it's actually kind of nice to have some News Feed silence for a change.
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Ironically for Facebook, the blank News Feed came just days after the company unveiled plans for a massive overhaul of the feature. The company's plan is to refocus users' feeds around posts from friends and family members, not posts from brands, businesses, and publishers, even if it comes at the expense of people spending less time on Facebook.
So while News Feed's recent issue likely isn't exactly what Facebook had in mind, it's certainly one way to accomplish that goal.
Now stop obsessively refreshing your News Feed and reclaim all that wasted time.
Updated to add a statement from Facebook.
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Karissa was Mashable's Senior Tech Reporter, and is based in San Francisco. She covers social media platforms, Silicon Valley, and the many ways technology is changing our lives. Her work has also appeared in Wired, Macworld, Popular Mechanics, and The Wirecutter. In her free time, she enjoys snowboarding and watching too many cat videos on Instagram. Follow her on Twitter @karissabe.
