The whole of Meta is down!

[Wando64]

If the reports that the whole of FB, IG and MSGr are down are correct, it would seem that Meta has a single point of failure somewhere.

Wow! That should just not be possible.

EDIT:

Facebook and Instagram restored after outages

Parent company Meta blames "technical issue" for widespread problems with services.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[ericgtr12]

If the reports that the whole of FB, IG and MSGr are down are correct, it would seem that Meta has a single point of failure somewhere.

Wow! That should just not be possible.

Yeah it's hard to imagine but that's exactly what's happening.

 

[Wando64]

Yeah it's hard to imagine but that's exactly what's happening.

People are running their businesses of these platforms.
Problems are not unheard of, but they should never happen on a global scale like this.

I am looking forward to hear what has happened (Hack?) and what are the long term consequences (Privacy break?).

 

[ericgtr12]

People are running their businesses of these platforms.
Problems are not unheard of, but they should never happen on a global scale like this.

I am looking forward to hear what has happened (Hack?) and what are the long term consequences (Privacy break?).

Good question. I had a nice reel all ready to post too! 😂

 

[Wando64]

It is hilarious that they have to resort to X to communicate with their users.

 

[Wando64]

Looks like the service has resumed, at least for FB.

This lasted for over one hour.

 

[cardfan]

If the reports that the whole of FB, IG and MSGr are down are correct, it would seem that Meta has a single point of failure somewhere.

Wow! That should just not be possible.

EDIT:

Facebook and Instagram restored after outages

Parent company Meta blames "technical issue" for widespread problems with services.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yep. Sounds like something Apple would do. Didn’t expect it from Meta.

 

[coffeemilktea]

I'm glad it's back up, I was really worried for a second there... how else am I going to scroll through endless cat videos on Instagram Reels if Meta's servers bite the dust?

 

[adrianlondon]

it would seem that Meta has a single point of failure somewhere.

It does. Its name is Mark Zuckerberg

 

[erikkfi]

In my head I'm picturing the last scene from Return of the Jedi, where people and creatures all across the galaxy are celebrating and shooting off fireworks.

 

[Sunset Cassette]

Maybe the mental fortitude and wellbeing of all of the doomscrollers online could be purified if things were to stay down for longer than an hour, and maybe they could finally get outside to touch some grass (snow, gravel, sand, etc.)

 

[TechnoMonk]

I haven’t used Meta or any of their services in over a decade. I would love to see Meta, YouTube and Tik Tok down for a week.
When Meta got hacked last time, they brought down the whole company. Wonder if something is going on.

 

[Ta_whirimatea]

If the reports that the whole of FB, IG and MSGr are down are correct, it would seem that Meta has a single point of failure somewhere.

Wow! That should just not be possible.

EDIT:

Facebook and Instagram restored after outages

Parent company Meta blames "technical issue" for widespread problems with services.

www.bbc.co.uk

Good. Meta is the cancer of the internet

 

[klasma]

In my head I'm picturing the last scene from Return of the Jedi, where people and creatures all across the galaxy are celebrating and shooting off fireworks.

That’s special-edition revisionist crap.

 

[TechnoMonk]

If the reports that the whole of FB, IG and MSGr are down are correct, it would seem that Meta has a single point of failure somewhere.

Wow! That should just not be possible.

EDIT:

Facebook and Instagram restored after outages

Parent company Meta blames "technical issue" for widespread problems with services.

www.bbc.co.uk

I would bet on “Meta went off line for outside networks with a possible threat of being hacked/already hacked”. Typical for companies when investigating security hacks to cut outside networks. Meta has data centers in multiple continents.

 

[fatTribble]

Can’t help but think of the Simpsons episode when Itchy and Scratchy went non-violent so all the kids decided to go outside to play

 

[klasma]

I would love to see Meta, YouTube and Tik Tok down for a week.

YouTube has tons of great content in the science and computing and music and hobbyist space, don’t lump those together.

 

[contacos]

Couldn’t even use my Quest 3. Ridiculous how a device you spent 550€ on is tied to an account being reachable

 

[Bustycat]

YouTube has tons of great content in the science and computing and music and hobbyist space, don’t lump those together.

It's all about algorithms. Bad users receive bad contents.

 

[ThomasJL]

A temporary pause in the destruction of people's mental health.

 

[TechnoMonk]

YouTube has tons of great content in the science and computing and music and hobbyist space, don’t lump those together.

I used to like it before all the thumbnail and clickbait stuff took over. I rather read a detailed paper or content than sift through the dramatized you tube videos.

 

[klasma]

I used to like it before all the thumbnail and clickbait stuff took over. I rather read a detailed paper or content than sift through the dramatized you tube videos.

You’re watching (or “liking”) the wrong videos then. I barely get any clickbait suggestions.

 

[TechnoMonk]

You’re watching (or “liking”) the wrong videos then. I barely get any clickbait suggestions.

I don’t click or watch any more. There are hardly any good ones. I miss those old Anandtech and Arstechnica reports/write ups. Personally I have better sources than YouTube, with out drama.

 

[krspkbl]

Should’ve kept it offline. Nothing of value would be lost.

This is all over the news as if the world has ended. It’s terrible how much people are addicted to this crap.

 

[yegon]

YouTube has tons of great content in the science and computing and music and hobbyist space, don’t lump those together.

Agreed. It's the only social media platform I use, if I don't include the odd forum post. Lots of quality long form content if you show discernment and seek it out. There's 3 YT creators to whom I contribute via Patreon, providers of content I would never feasibly get elsewhere.

Keep clicking "not interested" and "don't recommend channel" enough, along with "remove from watch history" on any mistaken/regrettable viewings, and your feed improves immeasurably and YT becomes a great place. And of course, avoid comments altogether, barring the odd niche creator who hasn't got idiotic people watching and commenting.

I happily pay for YouTube Premium. The only bummer is being unable to nuke Shorts from ever appearing in the iPad OS app, the main place I use YT.

Unrelated, but Ready Player One had the right idea at the end...


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...taking it offline 2 days every week. Moderation in everything -->better life imo.