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12 Of The Most Iconic #FacebookDown Tweets

"Everyone is running back to twitter as if twitter was their ex and fb just cheated on them lmao"

Caroline Boyle
Oct 11, 2017
Rhode Island College
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12 Of The Most Iconic #FacebookDown Tweets
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In case you've been living under a rock, Facebook's desktop site and the mobile app crashed as of mid-day Wednesday, sparking a flurry of frantic social media posts on Twitter under the hashtag, #FacebookDown. Naturally, the internet's reaction looked a little bit like this as they tried to figure out what on earth was happening to the oh-so-treasured site:

Fortunately, the internet being, well, the internet, we were able to keep ourselves fully entertained during this trying time with the onslaught of memes brought to us by Twitter under the aforementioned hashtag. Here are 12 of the most iconic #FacebookDown tweets:

1. When Twitter gave this suggestion...

2. When people rediscovered Twitter...

3. When it accurately described our reactions...

4. When people suddenly didn't know what to do with their lunch breaks...

5. When people had to resort to original methods of stalking...

6. When people showed their appreciation for ol' reliable Twitter...

7. When it showed us what we all really look like... 8. When it accurately described what everyone was doing...

9. When we were told what Facebook was really up to...

10. When people questioned how human contact worked...

11. When it told us what Twitter was really thinking...

12. When it left us feeling optimistic...

Facebook, we miss you.

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