GLOBAL WHATSAPP OUTAGE
Cloudflare outage: Nithin Kamath apologises for Kite disruption, recommends WhatsApp backup to exit trades
A Cloudflare outage disrupted trading platforms including Zerodha, Groww and Angel One. Nithin Kamath apologised and highlighted risks of dependence on single infrastructure. Zerodha activated its independent WhatsApp-based Kite Backup system to help users exit positions during the downtime.
Are you unable to access X (aka Twitter)? Massive outage hits as ChatGPT and X go down — Here’s what happened and why millions can’t access X
ChatGPT and X down today after massive infrastructure glitch: ChatGPT and X are down after a massive global outage linked to a major Cloudflare failure. Users say X is not loading. Timelines are blank. New posts will not upload. ChatGPT is failing to load chats. Responses are timing out. Downdetector also went down. Cloudflare reports widespread 500 errors. Its dashboard and API are failing. In the US, X saw over 11,150 outage reports. The UK logged 3,895. Cloudflare says it is investigating. No recovery time is confirmed. Services remain unstable across regions.
WhatsApp Down: Millions of users unable to send messages or post status updates
WhatsApp experienced a widespread outage, disrupting message sending and status updates for users worldwide. The sudden disruption caused confusion, prompting many to seek information on other platforms. While services have largely resumed, the incident underscored the reliance on WhatsApp for daily communication and real-time connectivity, as reported by News 18.
WhatsApp faces outage for the second time, netizens react
According to Downdetector, which tracks downtime on popular platforms, user complaints regarding WhatsApp services surged to over 3,133 at 8:19 PM. Meanwhile, some users also reported experiencing similar issues on Facebook and Instagram, which are also owned by Meta.
Zuckerberg becomes the talk of 'X'-town as Meta faces global outage: Inside the netizens' meme-fest
Meta's platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, experienced a global outage on Wednesday evening. Users flocked to X (formerly Twitter) to report issues and share memes. Meta acknowledged the problem and worked to restore services, which were largely back online within a few hours. The cause of the outage remains undisclosed.
Whatsapp, Instagram, and Facebook down globally
Facebook Whatsapp Instagram Outage: Whatsapp users faced disruption on Wednesday night. Many users have taken the concern on X against the outage. Meta's Facebook was also down for more than 50,000 users, while Instagram was down for more than 23,000 users, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
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Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Threads are down, say reports. What is wrong with Meta products?
Recent reports are saying that all the Meta products namely Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram throughout the world are down. According to the Outage tracking website there is something seriously wrong with the products from Meta.
WhatsApp web not working? Several users report outage around the world
Whatsapp Global Outage: WhatsApp users worldwide experienced disruptions accessing the platform's web version, affecting both personal and business accounts. Downdetector reported approximately 57% of users faced web issues, with an additional 35% encountering app problems. The outage prevented message sending and connection, triggering user complaints on social media. Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, has yet to issue an official statement.
WhatsApp web faces global outage, users unable to connect
According to Downdetector, the online website performance monitoring tool, around 57% of WhatsApp users have reported issues with the web version, while 35% have faced problems with the app.
Meta content moderation vendors hit by global cyber outage
The social media giant experienced a SEV1 as a result of the disruptions, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, using Meta's term for a "code red"-style alert involving high-stakes problems with its systems that require urgent attention.
WhatsApp outage shakes India: Users react with hilarious memes
The recent WhatsApp outage in India left users unable to access the app on both web and mobile platforms for over an hour. Social media platforms buzzed with humorous memes and jokes under the hashtag #WhatsAppdown. WhatsApp promptly responded, assuring users of restoration efforts, and acknowledged the global impact of the outage.
Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users in the US: Downdetector
More than 18,000 Instagram users reported issues with accessing the app and about 13,000 incidents were reported for the Facebook app, according to Downdetector.com.
Government asks Meta to explain WhatsApp outage
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wants to know if WhatsApp's outage was due to an internal glitch or a cyberattack.
WhatsApp services resume after messaging app's longest outage hits users across the globe
WhatsApp outage affected people in different parts of the world, including the UK, and other parts of Europe.
India’s anti-trust body fines Google Rs 936 crore in second penalty; WhatsApp faces longest outage
The Competition Commission of India is in no mood to play, and Google is finding that out the hard way. The anti-trust regulator has fined the Big Tech firm Rs 936 crore ($113 million) for the “anti-competitive policies” on its Play Store. This comes on the heels of the Rs 1,338 crore ($162 million) penalty it imposed on Google last week for abusing its dominance in multiple markets with its Android mobile operating system.
WhatsApp outage disrupts messages, hilarious memes flood Twitter
It affected millions of Indians as they were unable to share videos and photos a day after Diwali. People took to Twitter to post memes and GIFs about the WhatsApp outage.
Instagram goes down hours after Twitter global outage, users kickstart meme fest
The near three-hour Twitter outage affected as many as 50,000 users.
Instagram's new feature will alert users of Facebook server outage
The new feature will notify users of outages or technical issues directly on the photo-sharing app.
Facebook apologises for second outage in a week, services back up
Both the outages piled pressure on Facebook this week after a former employee turned whistleblower accused the company on Sunday of repeatedly prioritising profit over clamping down on hate speech and misinformation.
The Facebook outage: What exactly happened?
While Facebook attributed the six-hour-long outage to faulty configuration changes at its servers, researchers have cited issues relating to a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) as the reason for the downtime.
Facebook outage was caused by maintenance error, company says
The Facebook outage was the largest that Downdetector said it had ever seen. It blocked access to apps for billions of users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, further intensifying weeks of scrutiny for the nearly $1-trillion company.
Facebook's apps went down. The world saw how much it runs on them.
People in many places discovered that Facebook and its apps had burrowed their way into nearly every facet of existence.
Russia says Facebook outage shows why it needs internet sovereignty
Russia's largest home-grown social network, Vkontakte, has far more daily users in the country than Facebook and reported a spike in messages and users after Facebook's services dropped.
It's a meme world after all: Zerodha, Zomato, Snapdeal make the most of 6-hour-long Facebook outage
Edelweiss MF MD and Paytm founder also joined in the conversation.
Gone in minutes, out for hours: How Facebook outage crippled daily lives of billions
The outage lasted more than five hours, before some apps slowly flickered back to life, though the company cautioned the services would take time to stabilize.
WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram recover after almost six-hour outage
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for the outage at WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, which the social media company said was due to a "faulty configuration change".
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp face global outage. Here's what we know
The outage comes a day after a whistleblower went on US television to reveal her identity after she leaked a trove of documents to authorities alleging the company knew its products were fueling hate and harming children's mental health.
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