The six-hour outage of Facebook and its sister platforms, WhatsApp and Instagram, disrupted the lives of 3.5 billion users worldwide, highlighting the significant role these services play in daily communications and business operations. The outage was attributed to a configuration change on backbone routers affecting network traffic, causing a temporary "disappearance" of Facebook from the internet. This incident resulted in an estimated $99.75 million revenue loss for Facebook and a significant drop in CEO Mark Zuckerberg's personal wealth by nearly $7 billion. The outage also coincided with increased scrutiny of Facebook due to whistleblower Frances Haugen's allegations of the company prioritizing profit over safety. The disruption prompted users to migrate to alternative platforms like Signal, Telegram, and Twitter, which experienced a surge in activity. While the immediate impacts of the outage are clear, the long-term consequences for Facebook may demand substantial improvements in infrastructure and incident response to prevent future occurrences.