Thousands of Meta application users across the country reported issues with apps like Instagram and Facebook on Wednesday afternoon. Many users also reported issues with WhatsApp. “We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access our apps,” wrote Meta in a statement to X. “We’re working to get things back to…
Apps owned by Meta, like Facebook, Instagram and Threads were experiencing glitches this afternoon, Wednesday, Dec. 11. Error messages were being reported across the internet around 1 p.m. EST, according to DownDetector. At its peak, the outage reports for Facebook reached more than 100,000, DownDetector shows. At 1:51 p.m., those reports dropped to a little…
Meta apps like Instagram, Facebook and Threads are experiencing issues on Wednesday afternoon as error messages are being reported by people across the internet. Outage tracker Downdetector shows big spikes for Instagram with 70,000 outage reports above average and Facebook, which had over 100,000 outage reports, as of Wednesday afternoon. Outage reports began to decline in…
Some mobile phone users run into a snag when trying to access information tied to Amber Alerts sent out in Tennessee when a child goes missing. The alerts, which are sent to mobile phones with wireless emergency alerts activated, direct people to a public Facebook post by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation with more information…
The Bluesky social media platform — an alternative to X, formerly Twitter — has picked up hundreds of thousands of new users since the 2024 presidential election on Nov. 5. Bluesky is designed to feel familiar to X users, with a layout and functionality closely resembling X’s traditional format. People can make posts; share videos;…
Jamie Lee Curtis and Don Lemon are among the big-name X (formerly Twitter) users leaving the social media site since President-elect Donald Trump announced the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, will have a role in his administration. In a Wednesday Instagram post, “Halloween” actress Curtis shared a screenshot showing her X account’s successful deactivation. In her…
New York – Reddit has turned a profit for the first time as a public company. The social platform claimed a profit of $29.9 million, or 16 cents per share, for the period ending in September, and reported sales of $348.4 million, an amount surpassing the $312.8 million analysts had projected. Reddit also grew its…
The claim: Elon Musk banned Taylor Swift’s X account A Sept. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes side-by-side photos of musician Taylor Swift and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X, formerly Twitter. “Elon Musk Bans Taylor Swift’s X Account, Causing Her to Lose Over 1 Million Followers and $72 Million,”…