Meta content moderation vendors hit by global cyber outage

Some external vendors that police content on Facebook owner Meta’s platforms were affected by the global tech outage that crippled airports, banks and hospitals on Friday, a Meta spokesperson said in response to a Reuters query.

The social media giant experienced a SEV1 as a result of the disruptions, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, using Meta’s term for a “code red”-style alert involving high-stakes problems with its systems that require urgent attention.