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Meta's Instagram down for thousands, Downdetector shows
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Instagram, owned by Meta Platforms, experienced an outage on Thursday, impacting thousands of users in the United States. At its peak, over 5,000 users reported difficulties accessing the popular photo-sharing platform. This follows recent global outages affecting other social media platforms owned by Meta, including Facebook, Instagram Messenger, and Threads. In India, nearly 15,381 users reported a Facebook outage and over 19,200 users reported a similar issue with Instagram on March 5th.
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Meta's Instagram down for thousands of users in US: Report - The Economic Times
Economic Times
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14d ago
Medial
Meta Platforms' Instagram experienced a significant outage affecting thousands of users in the U.S. on Wednesday. According to Downdetector, an outage tracking service, there were 16,747 reports of issues as of 11:40 a.m. ET. Downdetector gathers reports from various sources to assess service disruptions. This incident highlights ongoing technological challenges faced by major social media platforms in maintaining seamless service for their users.
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Social media platforms Instagram, Facebook down, users report
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Social media platforms Facebook and Instagram experienced an outage on Tuesday evening, as reported by users on X (formerly Twitter) and Downdetector. Thousands of Indian users reported the downtime, with over 15,000 for Facebook and more than 19,000 for Instagram. Details about the cause of the outage are still unknown. The incident quickly became a topic of discussion with hashtags #instagramdown and #facebookdown trending, leading to a humorous meme fest on X.
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Instagram down for thousands of users in India
Livemint
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9m ago
Medial
1. Instagram experienced a major outage in India, affecting thousands of users. 2. Reports of the issue peaked around 11:34 AM according to Downdetector website data. 3. 64% of users reported login problems, while 24% experienced server connection issues. 4. 11% of users had trouble accessing the Instagram app. 5. Livemint has been recognized as the fastest growing news website globally. 6. A record-breaking 3.6 crore Indians visited a platform for the latest General Election Results.
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Meta says Facebook and Instagram issues are fixed after an apparent outage earlier
Business Insider
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1y ago
Medial
Facebook and Instagram experienced an outage on Tuesday morning, causing users to be logged out and unable to sign back in. The outage was reported by Meta's status page and Downdetector, with major disruptions to Facebook logins. Andy Stone, Meta's communications director, acknowledged the issue and later confirmed that it had been resolved, blaming it on a technical glitch. The company has not provided further details or comments regarding the outage.
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Google Discover, Google News down for thousands of users globally
Livemint
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1y ago
Medial
Google Discover and Google News experienced a global outage, affecting thousands of users. Reports on Downdetector indicated issues with accessing Google services, with the majority of users experiencing problems with the Google website. Some users took to social media platforms like X and Instagram to highlight the problem. The cause of the outage was not immediately clear, and users expressed their confusion and concern online.
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Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook face global outage, services remain disrupted | Mint
Livemint
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7m ago
Medial
Facebook-owned platforms, including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, are currently experiencing widespread outages. Users around the world are reporting issues with sending messages and accessing the apps. Downdetector has recorded a significant increase in complaints, with Instagram and Facebook both receiving over 70,000 and 100,000 reports, respectively. Meta has acknowledged the problem and assured users that they are working to resolve the technical issue. The cause of the outage is currently unknown. Meanwhile, social media is filled with humor and memes as users turn to Twitter to check if the platforms are down for everyone.
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Meta to temporarily shut down social media platform Threads in Turkey
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Meta Platforms will temporarily shut down its social media platform, Threads, in Turkey from April 29th to comply with an interim order from the Turkish competition authority. However, there will be no impact on Meta's other social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp in Turkey. This decision comes after the Turkish competition authority imposed an interim measure on Meta, aimed at limiting data sharing between Instagram and Threads, as they investigate possible abuse of Meta's dominant market position.
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Meta to temporarily shut down social media platform Threads in Turkey
Reuters
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1y ago
Medial
Meta Platforms announced that it will temporarily shut down its social media platform, Threads, in Turkey starting April 29. This decision is in compliance with an interim order from the Turkish competition authority, which aims to hinder data sharing between Meta's Instagram and Threads platforms. However, Meta stated that its other social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, will not be affected by this temporary shutdown.
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WhatsApp goes down in Meta's second big outage this year
TechCrunch
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1y ago
Medial
Meta's apps, including WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, are experiencing another round of outages and intermittent issues. While it is uncommon for services as large as these to go down completely, disruptions have been reported for key services like Ads Manager, Messenger Platform, and WhatsApp Business API. The exact cause of the outages is unknown, and Meta has not provided a public confirmation or explanation. This is the second significant outage for Meta's apps this year, with the previous one occurring on Super Tuesday in the US.
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Meta fights sprawling Chinese 'Spamouflage' operation
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Meta on Tuesday said it purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were part of a widespread online Chinese spam operation trying to covertly boost China and criticize the West. Facebook or Instagram accounts or pages identified as part of the "large and prolific covert influence operation" were taken down for violating Meta rules against coordinated deceptive behavior on its platforms.
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