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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down in apparent major outage
Fox10Phoenix ^ | 10/04/21 | Kelly Hayes

Posted on 10/04/2021 9:51:51 AM PDT by hsmomx3

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook and its apps Instagram and Whatsapp appeared to be experiencing issues on Monday morning that resulted in connection trouble and the inability to load newsfeeds for many users, according to the company.

The website DownDetector, which shares user-reported issues on websites and other platforms, showed thousands of complaints regarding the Facebook-owned apps around 11:45 a.m. ET. The largest issue appeared to be centered on Facebook itself with more than 86,000 people reporting problems with the website and the server connection.

Instagram had also received more than 67,000 reports of issues, as well as other Facebook-owned apps like WhatsApp and Facebook messenger.

On Twitter, Facebook Policy Communications Director Andy Stone confirmed the company's products were experiencing issues.

"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," Stone wrote.

Many Instagram users, about 44%, reported issues with the app, according to the site. Most Facebook users — 80% — reported trouble with the website, according to DownDetector.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: 60minutes; facebook; instagram; outages; websites
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To: hsmomx3

Excellent news!


21 posted on 10/04/2021 10:41:03 AM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: afsnco

Great!


22 posted on 10/04/2021 10:41:36 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: who knows what evil?

OTHER SITES ARE DOWN.....

its evidently a big outage as other sites are down too. something strange is happening.

CHINA SYNDROME this is only a test. The Chinese will bring the entire web down.

CHINA SYNDROME this is only a test. The Chinese will bring the entire web down.

CHINA SYNDROME this is only a test. The Chinese will bring the entire web down.

CHINA SYNDROME this is only a test. The Chinese will bring the entire web down.


23 posted on 10/04/2021 10:45:10 AM PDT by ncfool (Joe Biden USSA.. United Socialist state of aMeriKa...... 11.3.2020 - President in waiting Kama-la-la)
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To: hsmomx3

Of course this has nothing to do with the 60 Minutes expose from last night. Pure coincidence.


24 posted on 10/04/2021 10:47:33 AM PDT by MercyFlush (The American Revolution was a violent revolt against a dictatorship. )
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To: hsmomx3

This is likely a global DNS issue. There are outages reported across a large number of platforms right now.

https://downdetector.com/


25 posted on 10/04/2021 11:03:04 AM PDT by rarestia (Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
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To: MercyFlush

Now that I didn’t see but you make a good point and it would not surprise me.


26 posted on 10/04/2021 11:13:21 AM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: Beowulf9

Ha!!!


27 posted on 10/04/2021 11:14:08 AM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: rochester_veteran

That’s exactly what I do!! And, it allows me to keep in touch with people my parents were/are friends with in our hometown.


28 posted on 10/04/2021 11:15:30 AM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: rarestia

I just ran across this site for the first time so I am not sure how accurate it is:
https://www.thousandeyes.com/outages/


29 posted on 10/04/2021 11:20:04 AM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: hsmomx3

Heh heh heh


30 posted on 10/04/2021 11:22:31 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Beowulf9

LOL !


31 posted on 10/04/2021 11:24:55 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: hsmomx3

Hhhmmm...


32 posted on 10/04/2021 11:25:08 AM PDT by SE Mom
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To: hsmomx3
I checked downdetector.com and all the Social Media hiccupped at the same time. 

I tried figuring out what time that was - it looks like 8:17 am PST.


33 posted on 10/04/2021 11:50:16 AM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: ransomnote

Very interesting.

My cell phone service is working.


34 posted on 10/04/2021 12:29:29 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: hsmomx3
Link to an article that describes what happened, self-inflicted DNS issue:

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus are down. Here’s what we know

35 posted on 10/04/2021 1:02:25 PM PDT by rochester_veteran (All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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36 posted on 10/04/2021 1:35:04 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Of course FB is collaborating with the CIA, and probably the FBI too. It’s the reason they were never regulated and won’t be in a “serious” way.


37 posted on 10/04/2021 1:36:31 PM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: hsmomx3

Their website is down, but you can still get in on your phone using the Facebook app, apparently. Too bad that’s still working :(


38 posted on 10/04/2021 1:36:47 PM PDT by Ratman0823 (Always remember: "Figures don't lie, but liars figure")
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To: 1Old Pro
Of course FB is collaborating with the CIA, and probably the FBI too.

And don't forget, Facebook popularized "Throwback Thursday" where users were asked to post an old photo of themselves. This was a clever tool to fine-tune their facial recognition programs.

39 posted on 10/04/2021 1:47:54 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Probably just the DC Swamp / Alphabet Soup Institutions reminding Social media who’s in charge and to stay the Socialist’s / Marxist course.... or else. Not that they need much persuasion.


40 posted on 10/04/2021 2:08:56 PM PDT by DAC21
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