Instagram and Facebook down: Huge outage leaves millions of users locked out of accounts

An outage has been causing issues for Instagram users, with Facebook Messenger also not working across the globe. Downdetector has recorded over 1,000 complaints from users unable to access the ... Read More

WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook apps hit by outage

Similarly, Facebook users advised of issues at the same time with 1,840 outages reported at 18:23. The technical problem was not confined to the UK - Reuters news agency reported that about 5,000 ... Read More

Are WhatsApp and Facebook down? Here’s what you need to know

Why? WhatsApp, Facebook, and other apps were down for a couple of hours. When did the outage start? What apps were affected? Are things finally back to normal? Here’s what you need to know. Read More

Young people are overspending online. How social media and 'buy now, pay later' apps play a big role.

According to a new Bankrate survey conducted by YouGov and released on April 11, Gen Z is the generation most likely to use these services. Over 50% of Gen Z respondents say they use buy now, pay ... Read More

Thousands of users reported Instagram went offline again last night. Here's what we know.

This week's Instagram woes come on the heels of a massive outage ... social media platforms. Users were unable to access Facebook, Instagram or Threads for several hours, and some users had to ... Read More

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The term "social network" refers both to a person's connections to other people in the real world and to a platform that supports online communication, such as Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. Read More