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- Every Facebook-owned app appears to be down in a widespread outage
Every Facebook-owned app appears to be down in a widespread outage
On Monday, Facebook experienced a massive outage in multiple regions.
On the website Downdetector, which records outages and issues across numerous websites and services, users reported experiencing trouble using Facebook apps like Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook itself.
- Several Facebook apps appeared to suffer an outage on Monday.
- Users reported having issues accessing Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger on Downdetector.
- The outage spans multiple countries, according to user reports
Downdetector only tracks outages by collating status reports from a series of sources, including user-submitted errors on its platform. The outage might be affecting a larger number of users. It is normal for websites and apps to suffer outages, though one on a global scale is rare.
Later, user reports also indicated Twitter is having problems, according to Downdetector.
Facebook said in a tweet about the outage, “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”
On Twitter, Instagram also commented on the outage, stating, “Instagram and friends are having some troubles right now, and you might be having trouble using them. Please bear with us; we’re working on it! #instagramdown”
WhatsApp said in a tweet shortly after the rise in outage complaints, “We’re aware that some individuals are having problems using WhatsApp right now. We’re attempting to restore normalcy and will provide an update as soon as possible. Thank you for being so patient!”
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The interruption occurs just one day after a whistleblower appeared on US television to expose her identify after leaking a cache of documents to authorities saying that Facebook knew its products were fuelling hate and damaging children’s mental health.
Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa, has worked for Google and Pinterest, among other organisations, but in an interview with CBS News, she said.
“60 Minutes” that Facebook was “substantially worse” than anything she had seen before.
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