The image was taken in Yangon on December 18, 2018. It shows young people from Myanmar browsing their Facebook pages. Facebook announced on December 19 that it had removed hundreds more pages and accounts from Myanmar with links to the military. This was in response to criticisms of its failures to control hate speech.
After major outages, Instagram and Facebook are now back online. Thousands of users complained about Meta’s online platform services.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke at the Paley Center For Media, on October 25, 2019, in New York City about the new Facebook News feature. Facebook News will be featured in a dedicated section of the Facebook app. It will feature stories from a variety of publications including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, as well other digital-only outlets.
Accounts Linked to Chinese Network
It is not the first occasion that Facebook and IG have faced system problems in the months of November and December. According to the latest DownDetector UK report, both social media platforms went down on November 16, Nov. 19, Dec. 1, and Dec. 1.
Two months after the initial outage, the consumers of social media giants suffered another outage on Dec. 4.
“This chart shows a view on problem reports submitted within the last 24 hours, compared to the average volume of reports by the time of day,” stated DownDetector UK via its data.
Facebook and Instagram Down
The latest connection problem affected approximately 2,800 Facebook users. According to Independent UK, Facebook users reported that they received an error message on the giant website.
The image was taken in Yangon on December 18, 2018. It shows young people from Myanmar browsing their Facebook pages. Facebook announced on December 19 that it had removed hundreds more pages and accounts from Myanmar with links to the military. This was in response to criticisms of its failures to control hate speech.
Facebook stated that they are working to fix the issue as quickly as possible. The Facebook website was the most affected site for 85% of those who were affected.
The remaining users, however, had issues with their apps. Some users also had log-in problems. To view more information about the latest Facebook or Instagram outages, you can click this hyperlink
Check if Facebook or IG is Actually Down
Life Wire explains how to check if Facebook and Instagram are having issues or if it is just your slow internet connection. These are the ones you should use:
- You can check the official Facebook pages and Instagram’s Twitter accounts. They would both announce any issues on the platforms.
- You can search for #facebookdown or #instagramdown on social media sites to find out if others are experiencing the same issues.
- Your smartphone or computer can be restarted. If IG and FB are still not working, it’s likely that there is an outage.
Meta has shut down deceptive channels related to COVID-19, and other sensitive topics in order to improve online security. On the other side, Twitter’s Anti-Info Manipulation efforts led to the removal of thousands of fake accounts.
