They even created havoc in internet-connected homes, where turning on the lights or regulating the thermostat was controlled by a Google or Amazon app that no longer worked. In late 2020, both Amazon and Google had separate outages that were a major inconvenience for millions of users around the world. Other big tech companies have seen major outages recently. The outage is the worst since a bug knocked Facebook's services offline for about a day in 2008, affecting about 80 million users.
The outage came shortly after a US current affairs program aired an interview with a whistleblower who claimed the company was aware of how its platforms were used to spread hate, violence and misinformation, and that it had tried to hide that evidence. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp count more than 6 billion users worldwide, including users who subscribe to multiple services, according to recent company estimates. Facebook services are down tonight, with the same outage affecting Instagram and WhatsApp Apps. While WhatsApp isnt sending or receiving messages, Instagram shows 'couldnt refresh the feed. At the time of writing this article, all three services were showing an error that is refreshing. Several users have taken to Twitter to report an outage on these platforms. If it wasn't human error, it could have been a malicious act, perhaps by a disgruntled employee, Professor Kowalkiewicz said.įacebook is under mounting public and political pressure to act on misinformation. WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook services are down for the majority of users.
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