Facebook reveals the cause of Monday’s global outage
Facebook has offered an explanation as to why its social media services suffered a serious outage on Monday that lasted around six hours.
Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are back after several hours offline
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are back after suffering a complete outage that spanned several hours.
This is how much Facebook’s outage is thought to have cost it
Facebook is mostly back online now after suffering a global outage on Monday lasting around six hours. This is how much the downtime is thought to have cost it.
Why is Instagram flooded with ‘nah he tweakin’ comments?
If you go to Instagram right now, a majority of the comments you’ll see are one simple phrase: “nah he tweakin”. But … why?
Instagram mulls iPhone widget for easier account switching
Instagram is reportedly developing an iPhone widget that would make it a lot easier to switch between multiple accounts.
The Zuck makes waves with offbeat July 4th Instagram video
Watch Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg celebrating July 4th by riding his electric hydrofoil board while holding the American flag.
Facebook wants to make an Instagram Youth — but the youth aren’t so sure they want it
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Long live photo dumps
Every so often your camera roll needs to take a dump. That sounds gross, I know. But it’s actually quite beautiful. When I was bored out of my mind in…
Space enthusiast uses TikTok to teach others about the moon, Mars, and beyond
Put yourself in the mind of a 20-year-old college sophomore who’s just finished finals. You’re ecstatic, probably exhausted, and still bouncing from all the finals-week caffeine. It’s also the first…
Why Instagram keeps serving me an ad for what looks like a pile of fossilized poo
Of the dozens of Instagram ads I viewed in the past few weeks, one made me do a double take every time. Mostly, because it contains what looks like a…