Hacker News on 4 October 2021

• Facebook-owned sites were down
• Understanding how Facebook disappeared from the internet
• It takes a PhD to develop that
• Apple execs describe a “unique arrangement” with Netflix (2018)
• What Happened to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp?
• Brave and Firefox to intercept links that force-open in Microsoft Edge
• Web Scrapers Claim to Sell Personal Data on Facebook Users on a Hacker Forum
• Every device with FB app is now DDoSing recursive DNS resolvers
• Facebook employees badges aren't working, unable to enter buildings
• McKinsey never told the FDA it was working for both the FDA and opioid makers