Facebook and Instagram services suffer widespread outages

Dave LeeNorth America technology reporter

 

Several of Facebook’s products are suffering partial outages, affecting users globally.

 

Facebook’s main product, its Messenger service, image-sharing site Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp have all been disrupted.

The cause of the interruption is not yet known, or is yet to be made public.

 

"We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps,” the company said in a statement.

 

Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47562281

 

-- BBC NEWS 2019-03-13
 

Looks like it affects certain regions as I have problems accessing FB via True but works fine when I am using a VPN via Singapore.

 

People might realise they can get along just fine without them.

Gmail yesterday. Too much of a coincidence?

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Facebook and Instagram services suffer widespread outages

Kids in Thailand are gonna go Panic Titanic 

Censorship??????

In related news, a surge in productivity was experienced worldwide.

Ain't it wonderful

No need to panic. Do as I did. 

 

A: prepare breakfast

B: take a picture

C email picture to self

D go into work and print off 500 colour copies 

E: go outside and paste pictures to every tree and structure in immediate area. 

Edited March 14, 20197 yr by Bluespunk

Best thing that has happened this year (so far).

22 hours ago, lannarebirth said:

In related news, a surge in productivity was experienced worldwide.

Phones have made people much more productive. For people that were productive in the first place they magnify that, for people that play candy crush they magnify that.

 

Anyway off topic but is that a German short hair pointer in your avatar? Mine is Maduro and will remain until he is killed or removed.

3 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

 

Anyway off topic but is that a German short hair pointer in your avatar? 

Yes it is. I've been owned by the English variety as well.

11 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

No need to panic. Do as I did. 

 

A: prepare breakfast

B: take a picture

C email picture to self

D go into work and print off 500 colour copies 

E: go outside and paste pictures to every tree and structure in immediate area. 

Did you lose your cat?

For the snowflake generation ,it must be like if you were a kid growing up in our time and you had your legs amputated and could never go out to play again.

Don't know anything about Instagram, so no comment on that, but it'd be great if face<deleted> had a permanent outage, IMO.

Just imagine if people had to actually talk to each other again, what a great thing that would be ( and no more imaginary friends ).