Facebook and Instagram experience big Thanksgiving outages
If you were trying to share Thanksgiving photos today you may have noticed that both Facebook and Instagram have been suffering intermittent outages. Just like you might feel after your third helping of turkey and stuffing: they’re down, but not quite out.
Instagram has acknowledged the issue, noting on twitter that “some people are currently having trouble accessing Facebook’s family of apps, including Instagram.” The company noted it was “working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible.”
We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing Facebook’s family of apps, including Instagram. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible. #InstagramDown
— Instagram (@instagram) November 28, 2019
There are widespread reports of problems right across the globe, with users saying they’re unable to post to Facebook or view stories on Instagram (where outages seem to be worst). There have even been some reports of problems with Messenger, too.
According to DownDetector, Instagram seems to be suffering the worst in central Europe, with #InstagramDown trending on Twitter in the UK, while Facebook users are reporting outages right across the US.
Given that America is on holiday today, it’s certainly not a convenient time for outages on social media, but so far the problems have only been going on for a few hours.
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all suffered their worst ever outages earlier this year in March, with problems that were eventually attributed to a “server configuration change” persisting for more than 24 hours. We’ve got a way to go before today’s outages reach that level, but we’ll certainly keep you updated.
Courtesy: www.theverge.com
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22-year-old rider killed on spot as bike hits divider, topples on NH in Udupi
Udupi: A motorbike rider, aged 22 years old, was grievously injured and died on the spot after his bike rammed into the divider on the National Highway near Kota in Brahmavar taluk a little past midnight on Monday.
Vikas Acharya, a resident of Manuru in Kota, was riding from Sastana to Manuru on Monday night, when he lost control over the motorbike near Kota and the two-wheeler collided with the road divider. As the bike toppled due to the impact of the collision, Vikas was seriously injured and died on the spot.
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A case has been filed by the Kota Police, who are investigating the incident.
