INSTAGRAM SERVER DOWN
What happens when telcos' DNS server is down
Internet outages in India on June 18 affected over 45,000 Reliance Jio users and 9,000 Bharti Airtel users due to DNS server downtime, impacting popular applications like WhatsApp and Facebook.
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
TikTok's tumultuous journey includes growth from a teen app to a global trendsetter, facing national security concerns and ownership disputes. The app navigates controversies, bans, and security issues, culminating in a congressional bill for a U.S. sale or ban.
The virtual world of social communications: Surviving mega-Meta-meltdown
Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads) faced a global outage causing inconvenience to users. The incident revealed flaws in Meta's communication system and had a significant financial impact. It also raised concerns about Meta's reputation and user reliance on its platforms.
Facebook & Instagram suffer massive outage; issue seems to be resolved
Meta's Facebook, and Instagram have experienced outages in India, with nearly 15,381 people reporting Facebook outage and over 19,200 on Instagram. Meta Communications Director Andy Stone confirmed the company is working on the issue.
This man paid $9,000 for a pair of Donald Trump sneakers
Donald Trump appeared at Sneaker Con to promote a limited-edition line of gilded high-tops. Roman Sharf, a watch dealer, bought an autographed pair of the "Never Surrender" sneakers for $9,000. He supports Trump and opposes Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Google parent Alphabet ad revenue disappoints, CapEx up; shares sink 6%
Google, inventor of foundational technology for today's AI boom, is also locked in battle with two industry players that have captured the business world's attention, ChatGPT's creator OpenAI and its backer Microsoft.
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Taylor Swift, Joe Biden: massive deepfakes tsunami floods the internet
Pornographic images of singer Taylor Swift, robocalls of US President Joe Biden’s voice, and videos of dead children and teenagers detailing their own deaths all have gone viral — but not one of them was real. Misleading audio and visuals created using artificial intelligence aren’t new, but recent advancements in AI technology have made them easier to create and harder to detect.
Instagram down for users globally
Photo and video-sharing app Instagram is down for users globally. The reason behind the outage has not yet been ascertained.
Why Meta's Threads app is the biggest threat to Twitter yet
In less than 24 hours, Threads attracted some 30 million users. And with Meta already having more than two billion Instagram users who can directly link their accounts to it, Threads’ user base will grow fast.
Short form app Tiki announces closure; experts say Indian apps to benefit
Users will not be able to watch or create short videos or watch streams on Tiki after 11:59pm IST on June 27, it said. The app will also not be available for download from app stores. All user data stored on Tiki's servers located in India and Singapore will permanently be deleted, the Singapore-based company said on a note posted Friday on Twitter.
The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizens
Rights advocates say that Russia under President Vladimir Putin has harnessed digital technology to track, censor and control the population, building what some call a "cyber gulag" - a dark reference to the labor camps that held political prisoners in Soviet times. It's new territory, even for a nation with a long history of spying on its citizens.
The future of social media is a lot less social
Social media is, in many ways, becoming less social. The kinds of posts where people update friends and family about their lives have become harder to see over the years as the biggest sites have become increasingly "corporatised."
Instagram Down: Memes keep Twitter engaged after IG experiences worldwide outage
Meta’s Instagram suffered an unexplained outage where the users experienced server issues and were unable to log in.
Instagram down: several users in India report outage
The outage began Wednesday morning, locking users out of the app, according to Downdetector, an online platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites and services.
Razorpay, Cashfree in RBI’s crosshairs; Meta takes down Indian firm’s spyware network
Earlier this year, the RBI gave an in-principle nod to Razorpay and Cashfree for their payment aggregator (PA) licence applications. Five months later, the central bank asked these companies and others to stop onboarding new merchants while it reviews their PA licence applications.
Meta takes down spyware network run by Indian company CyberRoot Risk Advisory
During its investigations into threats present across its platforms, Meta said it had discovered that CyberRoot Risk Advisory had a network of more than 40 accounts on Facebook and Instagram, which it used to lure users from across the globe into phishing and to spy on them for its clients.
Government asks Meta to explain WhatsApp outage
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wants to know if WhatsApp's outage was due to an internal glitch or a cyberattack.
WhatsApp services resume after messaging app's longest outage hits users across the globe
WhatsApp outage affected people in different parts of the world, including the UK, and other parts of Europe.
Instagram is back online following 2-hour outage and Twitter memefest
According to a report, nearly 19,000 users were having trouble accessing Instagram.
Instagram disrupted across Iran amid protests
NetBlocks, a London-based group that monitors internet access, reported widespread disruptions.
Plike X Vlike + Pcomment: This TikTok equation keeps users hooked to videos
A recent report demonstrated how TikTok relies on your time spent on each video to steer you toward more videos that will keep you scrolling, and that process can sometimes lead viewers down dangerous rabbit holes, toward content that promotes suicide or self-harm.
Instagram's new feature will alert users of Facebook server outage
The new feature will notify users of outages or technical issues directly on the photo-sharing app.
The Facebook outage: What exactly happened?
While Facebook attributed the six-hour-long outage to faulty configuration changes at its servers, researchers have cited issues relating to a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) as the reason for the downtime.
India’s first non-veg unicorn; Facebook outage explained
Licious has raised $52 million in a funding round led by IIFL Asset Management's private equity fund at a valuation of just over $1 billion. This makes it the first direct-to-customer company and the first meat delivery startup in India to join the unicorn club.
Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp outrage: Cyber experts think the shutdown was caused by BGP. What it means
It's a system the internet uses to pick the quickest route to move packets of information around.
Gone in minutes, out for hours: How Facebook outage crippled daily lives of billions
The outage lasted more than five hours, before some apps slowly flickered back to life, though the company cautioned the services would take time to stabilize.
Overloaded Signal faces tech glitch as downloads surge
Last week, Signal beat not only WhatsApp but also Facebook and Instagram in weekly India downloads.
Indians lead the world as Facebook big bug hunters
Indian experts receive the biggest bounty in Facebook reward scheme for reporting breaches.
Is TweetDeck working for you? Dashboard application goes down for some users
Down Detector said there were 'problems at Twitter'.
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