{"id":990,"date":"2021-10-05T16:37:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/?p=990"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:39:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T15:39:29","slug":"facebook-stock-tumbles-amid-global-outage-and-whistleblower-revelations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/05\/facebook-stock-tumbles-amid-global-outage-and-whistleblower-revelations\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Stock Tumbles Amid Global Outage and Whistleblower Revelations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Big Tech shares took a dive Monday as concerns about inflation pushed investors to cut back their exposure to the sector. Facebook \u2014 which suffered several hours of outage across all its products, including Instagram and WhatsApp \u2014 fared the worst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The social media giant\u2019s stock dropped nearly 5%, with Facebook shedding tens of billions in market cap value as looked to calculate what lasting damage to the site could look like. It was the stock\u2019s worst day all year. Microsoft shed about 2% while Apple lost 2.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Facebook-shares-chart-806x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-993 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Facebook-shares-chart-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Facebook-shares-chart-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Facebook-shares-chart-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Facebook-shares-chart.jpg 830w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 806px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 806\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Messenger, Oculus VR, and Facebook\u2019s internal communications tools also <a href=\"https:\/\/e.newsletters.cnn.com\/click\/Ebmd3YWVtbWFudWVsYXRvaEBnbWFpbC5jb20\/CeyJtaWQiOiIxNjMzNDM1MTQ2MzMyOTNiZjE2MTU0ZTI3IiwiY3QiOiJjbm4tMTFkZGI5YTc2Yjk5MTgwYTFmYzg0YjdjM2E4ZGU0OTYtMSIsInJkIjoiZ21haWwuY29tIn0\/HWkhfQ05OX2lfTmV3c19OREJBTjEwMDUyMDIxNDc5NTc4MSxjbjEsaHR0cHM6Ly9lZGl0aW9uLmNubi5jb20vMjAyMS8xMC8wNC90ZWNoL2ZhY2Vib29rLWluc3RhZ3JhbS13aGF0c2FwcC1vdXRhZ2UvaW5kZXguaHRtbA\/qP3V0bV90ZXJtPTE2MzM0MzUxNDYzMzI5M2JmMTYxNTRlMjcmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jbm5fQmVmb3JlK3RoZStCZWxsK1R1ZXNkYXkrMTAlMkY1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmYnRfZWU9bHklMkZIV3RFRVZMV2FLS1ElMkJlSWRSYVF0UDg1Q0Q1VERSSXF4VGZhU3VzTVNyNVY0ZlU3WWxZeHhZeGYzMU92ZzAmYnRfdHM9MTYzMzQzNTE0NjMzNQ\/s6ffaea52e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">stopped working<\/a>, making it the company\u2019s largest outage in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/link.morningbrew.com\/click\/25234012.1249261\/aHR0cHM6Ly9lbmdpbmVlcmluZy5mYi5jb20vMjAyMS8xMC8wNC9uZXR3b3JraW5nLXRyYWZmaWMvb3V0YWdlLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW1vcm5pbmdfYnJldw\/5ec53b09a91573433604e576B6d7fae14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"confirmed theories (opens in a new tab)\">confirmed theories<\/a> that the outage was caused during a routine update to its Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) records.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 3.5 billion people use Facebook\u2019s platforms to conduct business and communicate with friends and family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSorry for the disruption today\u2014I know how much you rely on our services to stay connected with the people you care about,\u201d<\/em> Mark Zuckerberg wrote when the sites had been restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"173\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210608170207-fastly-internet-outage-what-to-know-medium-plus-169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-994 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210608170207-fastly-internet-outage-what-to-know-medium-plus-169.jpg 307w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210608170207-fastly-internet-outage-what-to-know-medium-plus-169-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 307px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 307\/173;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook stock has been on a tear in 2021, reaching a $1 trillion market cap in early July, though the share price has stalled in recent months with the market cap currently resting just south of $920 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The leak<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before taking a fall, Facebook had already been generating negative headlines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wall Street Journal recently <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"published a damning series (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/e.newsletters.cnn.com\/click\/Ebmd3YWVtbWFudWVsYXRvaEBnbWFpbC5jb20\/CeyJtaWQiOiIxNjMzNDM1MTQ2MzMyOTNiZjE2MTU0ZTI3IiwiY3QiOiJjbm4tMTFkZGI5YTc2Yjk5MTgwYTFmYzg0YjdjM2E4ZGU0OTYtMSIsInJkIjoiZ21haWwuY29tIn0\/HWkhfQ05OX2lfTmV3c19OREJBTjEwMDUyMDIxNDc5NTc4MSxjbjEsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud3NqLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy90aGUtZmFjZWJvb2stZmlsZXMtMTE2MzE3MTMwMzk\/sb73e5003c9\" target=\"_blank\">published a damning series<\/a> revealing that the company&#8217;s own research indicated it was causing social harm. Leaked internal documents showed the company knew about the damage Instagram was causing to teen girls, and that changes to Facebook&#8217;s algorithm in 2018 ended up surfacing more divisive content, not less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/02\/stocks-record-their-worst-month-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stocks Record Their Worst Month of the Year (opens in a new tab)\">Stocks Record Their Worst Month of the Year<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday night, former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen, who leaked the documents to the WSJ and the SEC, went on \u201c60 Minutes\u201d to argue that the company was prioritizing engagement over user safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;The thing I saw at Facebook over and over again was there were conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook, and Facebook over and over again chose to optimize for its own interests,&#8221;<\/em> Haugen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_211003205015-02-frances-haugen-60-minutes-10-03-2021-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-996 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_211003205015-02-frances-haugen-60-minutes-10-03-2021-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_211003205015-02-frances-haugen-60-minutes-10-03-2021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_211003205015-02-frances-haugen-60-minutes-10-03-2021-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/https___cdn.cnn_.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_211003205015-02-frances-haugen-60-minutes-10-03-2021.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook shares, which had already been sliding after Haugen revealed herself to be the whistleblower, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/10\/04\/facebook-stock-falls-as-global-outage-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">fell more than 5%<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facebook stock d<strong>own but not out<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As it turns out, none of this is good news for the company \u2014 and yet shares are rebounding 1.5% in premarket trading Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While public sentiment has sharply turned against Facebook in recent years, Wall Street has continued to reward its money-making prowess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook doubled its profit during the second quarter, netting $10.4 billion. The tech giant\u2019s advertising revenue soared 56% compared to the same period a year earlier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shares have rallied more than 19% so far this year, and 46% since companies like Hershey&#8217;s and Denny&#8217;s paused ads on the platform as part of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"#StopHateforProfit campaign (opens in a new tab)\" 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