No, Facebook Is NOT Closing Down March 15
The Ides of March may not have been kind to Julius Caesar, but contrary to what seems to be an annual hoax on Facebook, the social network is not shutting down March 15 due to overpopulation.
The Ides of March may not have been kind to Julius Caesar, but contrary to what seems to be an annual hoax on Facebook, the social network is not shutting down March 15 due to overpopulation.
The March 15 hoax tends to appear around the beginning of every calendar year and, despite the fact that the premise is completely unrealistic, it apparently lures enough unsuspecting users every year to make it worth repeating.
Sophos’ Naked Security blog shared an example of the 2014 version of the “Facebook is closing March 15” hoax (unedited):
Dear Facebook members, Facebook is supposed to be closing down March 15th because it is becoming very overpopulated.
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